The Turkish Grand National Assembly’s Armenian member elected from the pro-Kurdish People’s Democracy Party has commented upon the Supreme Court’s ruling to convict an ultra-nationalist over anti-Armenian remarks.
Ultranationalist’s conviction inspiring - Turkish-Armenian MP Garo Paylan
STEPANAKERT, MAY 26, ARTSAKHPRESS: Garo Paylan has described the decision to sentence Tolga Adıgüzel to six months in prison, with a pecuniary punishment of 11,240 Turkish Liras (over US$ 5,000) as very inspiring, the newspaper Hurriyet reports.
“Hate propaganda can beget crimes stemming from hatred. The outcome of the trial demonstrates that seeding of hatred never goes unpunished. And that’s very inspiring for all sides in terms of breeding peace in both the Armenians, and the society in Turkey. We will continue the fight against racist crimes containing hate speech, seeking justice and working towards reconciliation,” he said.
