SKEPTICS ON COMMITTEE

Hurriyet
April 27 2009
Turkey

YEREVAN – The Turkey-Armenia road map announced as a compromise
between the two countries has re-ignited the debate over a committee of
historians enlisted to investigate past events regarding the neighbors.

The director of the "Genocide Museum", Hayk Demoyan, said Turkish
historians to work on the committee would face difficulties under
the threat of Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code.

"How can historians express their ideas freely under the threat of
Article 301 of Turkish Penal Code?"Demoyan said if such a committee
would be formed it should examine old and new documents in the archives
instead of wasting time to discuss whether "genocide" happened or not.