PERINCEK CASE BEGINS IN LAUSANNE
Turkish Press
March 6 2007
LAUSANNE – A Swiss court began to try Dogu Perincek, leader of Turkey’s
Labor Party (IP), today for his remarks rejecting so-called Armenian
genocide.
160 members of Talat Pasha Committee, who have come to Switzerland
to support Perincek, and Turkish journalists were not admitted to
the courtroom. However, several Swiss and foreign journalists and
Armenians living in this country were allowed to join the hearing.
Perincek is expected to hold a press conference after today’s hearing.
The trial is to continue till March 9th.
Perincek was detained in Switzerland on July 24th, 2005 for saying
"Armenian genocide is an imperialist lie" in a press conference. He
was released after being interrogated for more than three hours.