Ankara Prosecutor’s Office launches criminal case on Armenian apology
campaign
2009-01-10 17:05:00
ArmInfo. Ankara Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation on
Armenian apology campaign started via internet previously, APA reports
quoting Haberturk. A group of citizens appealed to Prosecutor’s Office
and asked to launch a criminal case under Article 301 (humiliation of
Turkish people) of Criminal Code.
Written statement made by them covers establishment of Armenian apology
campaign on developments occurred in 1915 by a group of intellectuals.
"These insincere intellectuals paid no attention on savagery committed
by Armenian Armed Forces, which served for imperialist invaders,
against hundred thousand Turkish people. They accused Turkish people of
committing genocide against Armenians without any proof. "Accusation of
Turks in genocide is humiliation of Turkish nation ," said in a
statement.
The Prosecutor’s Office has launched a criminal case under Article 301
taking the appeal into account. Ankara Prosecutor’s Office will call
organizers of the campaign to give testimony and will investigate the
website created by them.