Zaman Online, Turkey
June 26 2005

The Indictment Concerning Swiss Prosecutor Annulled
By Anadolu News Agency (aa)
Published: Sunday 26, 2005
zaman.com

The Ankara Office of Chief Public Prosecutor has annulled the
indictment concerning the Swiss Prosecutor who had initiated an
inquiry about the President of Turkish Historical Society (TTK) Yusuf
Halacoglu in relation with his statements on allegations concerning
the alleged Armenian Genocide.

The process concerning the indictment brought by The President of The
Society of the Supremacy of Law, Erdem Akyuz, concerning Swiss
Prosecutor Andrej Gnehm has concluded. The indictment has been
evaluated and nullified by Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor Abdullah
Ayhan San. After touching upon the demands in the petition of Akyuz
the text of the verdict indicated in what cases a foreigner could be
indicted for actions he committed on foreign soil, and determined
that the act of the Swiss Prosecutor did not fall under any of the
categories of crime indicated in the Turkish Penal Code. The verdict
read, “In so far as to initiate an inquiry concerning an
international political affair is as groundless as the act of the
indicted prosecutor, it is not deemed necessary to seek the
ascertainment of the allegations.”

Prosecutor Gnehm had launched an inquiry concerning Halacoglu on the
grounds that he had denied the alleged Armenian Genocide in a speech
he delivered in Switzerland. Akyuz said, the verdict established the
unlawfulness of the act of the Swiss Prosecutor.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress