First-ever prosecution for insulting Armenians in Turkey

First-ever prosecution for insulting Armenians in Turkey

16:10 ¢ 29.06.13

The Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office is prosecuting two Turks for
`insulting, humiliating and threatening.’

If found guilty, Yusuf Polat, who called Armenians Levon
BalcıoÄ?lu and his son Artun BalcıoÄ?lu
`Armenian Giaours’, will be imprisoned as the first Turk legally
punished for using the word `Armenian’ in an offensive sense.

Armenian News – Tert.am

From: A. Papazian

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