Turkish MFA "condemned" verdict of Swiss court towards Dogu PerincekMarch 12, 2007 - 18:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey "condemned" the verdict of Swiss court, according to which leader of Turkish Workers' Party Dogu Perincek was convicted of racial discrimination for denying the Armenian Genocide. "The court's verdict is inappropriate, baseless and disputable. This decision is unacceptable for the Turkish nation," the statement of Turkish MFA says, according to which the verdict of Lausanne court "violates freedom of speech". The Turkish MFA has also "condemned" the coverage of legal process by Swiss Media" calling it "subjective", RFE/RL reports. The court in Lausanne handed Perincek a suspended fine of SFr 9,000 ($7,336) as well as a one-off financial penalty of SFr 3,000. The court also ruled that Perincek would have to pay SFr 1,000 to the Swiss-Armenian Association as a symbolic gesture, which appeared as civil plaintiff. Perincek has to pay all costs, which exceed SFr 15 000. According to the Swiss law of anti-racist discrimination the defendant also was threatened by 3 years of imprisonment. Being in Switzerland in 2005 Perincek twice declared that the Armenian Genocide is an "international lie". Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. |