Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 16
By Anakhanum Khidayatova - Trend:
The decision of the European Court of Human Rights that the denial of the so-called Armenian genocide is kept within the freedom of expression and can not be prosecuted in accordance with the law, has strengthened the faith in its impartiality, Aurelia Grigoriu, the chairperson of the Public Chamber of Moldova, told Trend Oct. 16.
"This decision demonstrated to the whole world that the European Court is far from double standards," she said.
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights recognized that the denial of the so-called Armenian genocide is kept within freedom of expression and cannot be prosecuted in accordance with the law. In particular, by ten votes versus seven the judges considered the conviction of Turkish VATAN party leader Dogu Perincek by the Swiss court as inadmissible.
Perincek was accused of racial discrimination in connection with his statements that the "Armenian genocide" is a big lie.
Perincek was found guilty and fined by the Swiss court in 2007. The European Court of Human Rights considered this decision as a violation of his right to freedom of expression.
Grigoriu said somehow, the Armenian lobby managed to put forward this initiative of criminalizing the denial of the so-called Armenian genocide, contrary to the norms of the European Convention on Human Rights, but this was not allowed.
"The matter does not rest in the fact that the positions of the Armenian lobby are weakened in the world," he said. "It is still very influential. However, the European Court's decision is important not only for Turkey but also for the rest world."
She said that the decision of the European Court is particularly important because it showed the triumph of the Convention on Human Rights and the rule of law over political speculation and lie.
"This decision is final," she said. "It can not be appealed. It is enforceable. Armenia will react soon. New actions will be taken."
Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that Turkey's predecessor, the Ottoman Empire allegedly carried out "genocide" against the Armenians living in Anatolia in 1915. Turkey in turn has always denied "the genocide" took place. While strengthening the efforts to promote the "genocide" in the world, Armenians have achieved its recognition by the parliaments of some countries.
Edited by CN