TURKISH LAWYER PERSECUTED FOR URGING GENOCIDE RECOGNITION
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April 1 2010
Armenia
Istanbul lawyer Serhat Kamil Zor brought legal action against his
colleague Bendal Celil Ezman, Turkish Zaman daily reports. The latter
appealed to the court, demanding the recognition of the Armenian
Genocide. Serhat Kamil Zor accuses Ezman of offending Turkish nation,
slander of state bodies and actions conflicting with professional
lawyer’s duties. In his plea, Kamil Zor says he was born in one of the
villages in Erzurum province, noting there are many settlements with
Armenian and Greek names. In addition, he claims that during Russia’s
invasion in the beginning of last century, Armenians massacred Turks.
As NEWS.am reported earlier, Turkish lawyer Bendal Celil Ezman appealed
to the Turkish court, demanding the recognition of the Armenian
Genocide, condemnation of Talat Pasha and renaming of streets with
the latter’s name. The lawyer pointed out that he was denied to be
given the documents on the trials held in 1918 and 1922, when those
responsible for displacing Armenians in April and May 1915 were found
guilty. Turkish lawyer charges Talat Pasha’s committee members with 220
and 3713, 76, 77, 78 articles of Turkish Criminal Code, which indicate
that 1915 mass crimes against Armenians are labeled as Genocide.