TURKEY ADDRESSES NOTE TO SWITZERLAND ON PERINCEK CASE
Azg/arm
28 July 05
Armenian Genocide denial is a punishable offence in Switzerland. 3
years in prison await every denier according to the penal code of the
country. In this regard, it was not strange perhaps that the chairman
of Workers’ Party, Dogu Perincek, was detained for interrogation in
Winterthur, July 23.
Perincek was detained for “Armenian genocide is a great international
lie” statement uttered during celebration of 82d anniversary of the
Lausanne Treaty. He was release after Turkish Foreign Ministry
interfered.
Among the set of measures that Turkish authorities took concerning
this incident, Turkish NTV singles out on July 27 Turkey’s note that
is to be handed to Swiss ambassador to Ankara and to Swiss authorities
in Berlin today. While Switzerland is still to respond to the Turkish
note, the Perincek case is still under investigation in Winterthur,
otherwise NTV wouldn’t says, “Even if Perincek case gets suspended,
Turkey will still push for the note”.
Dogu Perincek, former convict, is a Maoist. He organized the march in
Switzerland together with Turkish nationalists. As the majority of
Turkish Maoists, Perincek seems also to enjoy good relations with
secret services of Turkey.
By Hakob Chakrian