DENOUNCEMENT AGAINST KAREKIN II
Anatolian Times, Turkey
July 3 2006
ISTANBUL – Kemal Kerincsiz, chairman of the executive board of the
Union of Jurists, denounced Karekin II, head of the Armenian Orthodox
Church, to the Chief Prosecutor`s Office in Istanbul on Thursday
on charges of denigrating Turkish people by claiming that Turks had
committed genocide against Armenians.
In a petition he submitted to the Chief Prosecutor`s Office, Kerincsiz
said that a public prosecution should be filed against Karekin II
for denigrating Turkish people in accordance with Article 301/1 of
the Turkish Penal Code.
Kerincsiz also requested the Chief Prosecutor`s Office to issue
a warrant of arrest to detain Karekin II if he enters the country
once again.
Karekin II paid a visit to Istanbul last week at invitation of
Greek-Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I.
During a news conference at the Turkish-Armenian Patriarchate on June
25th, Karekin II said that it was impossible to find a solution as
long as Turkey denied the so-called Armenian genocide.
Article 301/1 says that individual/s who openly denigrate/s Turkish
people, Republic of Turkey or Turkish parliament is/are sentenced to
prison from six months up to three years.
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