The US Helsinki Commission has sent a letter to Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan, urging him to withdraw charges against Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). Pamuk is accused of «publicly insulting the national identity of Turks» in his statements over the Armenian Genocide. If Orhan Pamuk is convicted, this will increase apprehensions of those, who are skeptical about Turkey assuring commitment to liberty and democracy, Commission Chairman, Senator Sam Brownback emphasized. The US Helsinki Commission is a state structure, which follows fulfillment of the Helsinki Final Act of 1975. The Commission includes 9 members of the Senate and the House and a member of each of the State, Defense and Trade Departments.
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