LEGISLATION CONDEMNING DINK MURDER TO BE CONSIDERED IN U.S. SENATE ON MARCH 6
Yerkir
05.03.2007 13:00
YEREVAN (YERKIR) – The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee is set
to consider legislation, authored by the panel’s chairman Joe Biden
(D-DE), condemning the murder of Hrant Dink, reported the Armenian
National Committee of America (ANCA).
The resolution, S.Res.65, specifically mentions that Hrant Dink "was
prosecuted under Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code for speaking
about the Armenian Genocide," and urges the Turkish government to
repeal this anti-free speech law.
It will be "marked up" by the Committee on Tuesday, March 6th at 2:15
p.m. ANCA activists in the 21 states with Senators on the Committee
are encouraging support for S.Res.65 through phone calls, faxes, and
meetings. They are also reminding the Senate offices that Hrant Dink’s
brutal murder is a wake up call for the U.S. Senate to pass legislation
formally recognizing and commemorating the Armenian Genocide.
Hrant Dink, editor of the bilingual Armenian/Turkish "Agos" newspaper,
was gunned down outside his office in Istanbul on January 19th –
sparking worldwide protests and renewed scrutiny of Turkey’s repression
of free speech and international campaign of Armenian Genocide denial.