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Legislation condemning Dink murder to be considered in U.S. Senate March 6
03.03.2007 13:56 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee is set
to consider legislation, authored by the panel’s chairman Joe Biden
(D-DE), condemning the murder of Hrant Dink, reported the Armenian
National Committee of America (ANCA).
The resolution, S.Res.65, specifically mentions that Hrant Dink "was
prosecuted under Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code for speaking
about the Armenian Genocide," and urges the Turkish government to
repeal this anti-free speech law. It will be "marked up" by the
Committee on Tuesday, March 6th at 2:15 p.m. ANCA activists in the 21
states with Senators on the Committee are encouraging support for
S.Res.65 through phone calls, faxes, and meetings. They are also
reminding the Senate offices that Hrant Dink’s brutal murder is a wake
up call for the U.S. Senate to pass legislation formally recognizing
and commemorating the Armenian Genocide.
Hrant Dink, editor of the bilingual Armenian/Turkish "Agos" newspaper,
was gunned down outside his office in Istanbul on January 19th –
sparking worldwide protests and renewed scrutiny of Turkey’s
repression of free speech and international campaign of Armenian
Genocide denial.