As it was reported earlier, Switzerland came to decision on detainment of head of the Association of Turkish Historians Yusuf Ghalachogly for public denial of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of last century. The legal proceedings were initiated last spring when during a scientific conference Ghachalogly questioned the fact of the Genocide and stated that the “activity of the Swiss juridical bodies and the resolution of the Belgian parliament mean that Europe judges not people but the Turkish State.” Meanwhile Swiss historian Andre Egne said that if Ghachalogly fails to prove his statements he can be detained. To note, according to Article 261.2 of the Swiss Criminal Code the person, who shows disrespect for the fact of Genocide and for the victims of this crime against humanity can be sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment and should pay a penalty amounting in 5 thousand Swiss franks, IA Regnum reports.
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