21.06.2007, 12:47
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| Re: Turkish politician fined over genocide denial
An appeals court has confirmed the sentence against a Turkish politician, Doğu Perinçek, for denying that the killings of Armenians early last century were genocide.
Perinçek, leader of the Turkish Workers' Party, is to lodge a further appeal at Switzerland's highest instance, the Federal Court, his lawyer said on Wednesday. http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/front/d...=1182406064000 I have to confess that my knowledge of this history is somewhat lacking but, from the brief searches I have made it is obvious that, if a discussion was held, there are eminent historians who would argue that it is not established beyond a reasonable doubt that a genocide did occur. Unfortunately such a discussion could not take place in Switzerland and I can well understand that Blocher feels that this is incompatible with freedom of expression, as the contributors to this thread seem to agree.
What next ? Weve made up our minds that global warming is caused by man and therefore you must not discuss it ?
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