5 Turkish Journalists to Stand Trial Over Comment on Armenian Genocide

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Turkish State Prosecutor brought accusations against 5 Turkish reporters for the comments on the International Conference on the Armenian Genocide. The reporters of some famous newspapers may be sentenced from 6 months up to 10 years if found guilty for "an attempt to influence of the legal proceedings" and "outrage of Turkish courts." To note, in their articles the journalists condemned the Turkish courts for banning the International Conference on the Armenian Issue in Istanbul. The court session will take place December 7. It should be also noted that 4 out of 5 accused journalists work for Radical liberal newspaper, 1 is a Milliyet reporter. The journalists like Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk and editor-in-chief of Akos Armenian newspaper Hrant Dink are accused according to Article 301 of the Turkish Criminal Code.