European court permits to deny “Armenian genocide”

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has recognized that the denial of the so-called Armenian genocide fits into the freedom of speech and can’t be prosecuted, according to a report from the Agence France-Presse.

In particular, the judges said it is inadmissible to condemn the leader of Turkey's Patriotic Party Dogu Perincek of racial discrimination in connection with his remarks that the “Armenian genocide” is a big lie.

Perincek was charged with the said accusation by a Swiss court.

He was convicted and fined by the court in 2007, while the European Court of Human Rights declared the decision a violation of his right to freedom of speech.

Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that Turkey’s predecessor, the Ottoman Empire, committed the so-called genocide against Armenians living in Anatolia in 1915.

While strengthening the propaganda of “genocide” in the world, Armenians achieved its recognition by parliaments of some countries.

/By Trend/