TURKISH COURT DISMISSES NATIONALISTS’ CLAIM

news.am
Jan 18 2010
Armenia

The Court for Grave Crimes in Sincan, Ankara, Turkey, dismissed a
claim lodged by a nationalist group against the organizers of the
action "Forgive us, Armenians." The Turkey-based Radikal newspaper
reported that, according to the court, the action was an expression
of freedom of speech.

NEWS.am reminds readers that late in 2008 a group of Turkish
intellectuals launched an action "Forgive us, Armenians". More
than 30,000 people joined their statement by means of Internet. The
intellectuals particularly stated they could not show indifference
and deny the great disaster Armenians experienced in the Ottoman
Empire in 1915.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul then stated that intellectual had the
right to express their opinion. Prime Minister Recep Erdogan pointed
out that Turkey had not committed a sin to apologize for.