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Turkish citizen and lawyer Madani Ayhan, Kurd in
origin, was called to criminal responsibility for
stating that Turks implemented a hostile policy
towards the Armenians what resulted in the Armenian
Genocide in 1915, 525 Azeri newspaper reports. He is
the first to be accused of “propaganda” of the
Armenian Genocide that is why the event caused
serious resonance in Turkey.
The majority of the Turkish population consider
Ayhan’s opinion to be “treason against Turkey and
the whole Turk world.” However there are also
supporters.
To remind, not long ago well-known Turkish writer
Ohran Pamuk confirmed the fact of the Armenian
Genocide arousing public discontent by that. However
he was not called to account.
Turkish media report that Ayhan is accused in accord
with Article 312 of the Turkish Criminal Code, which
calls for imprisonment of individuals, who do deeds
conflicting with the interests and principles of the
state. The prosecutor claims three years of
imprisonment for Ayhan, who also made statements
against the integrity of Turkey and supported the
idea of formation of Kurdish State.
To note, M. Ayhan made a statement on the Armenian
Genocide during a formal event last November while
the criminal case was initiated this February. In
his speech he called himself a citizen of Kurdistan.
“I am speaking on behalf of the Kurdish people and
going to defend Kurds’ right of formation a separate
state”, he stressed.
The representatives of the Turkish Office of
Prosecutor General stated that words of the kind are
enough for initiating a criminal case. According to
Turkish media, besides calling himself a citizen of
Kurdistan Ayhan also acknowledges the Armenian
Genocide and says that the Armenian people, who
struggled for Unification and Prosperity befell
carnages in Ottoman Turkey in 1915.” “I bow down
before the beautiful and oppressed Armenian people
and join them in their grief”, Ayhan said. Today the
Turkish citizen, who has become an enemy for Turkey,
will stand trial. He can be sentenced to three years
of imprisonment.
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