08 February 2008

Decision of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court on the Perincek case (in French)

Attached is the published decision of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court in the case of Swiss Armenian Association and Ministere public du canton de Vaud vs. Dogu Perincek. The Swiss Federal Supreme Court has upheld the decisions of lower courts convicting Mr Perincek of racism and negationism of the Armenian Genocide. The Court has affirmed the historical fact of the Armenian Genocide which is beyond legitimate historical debate. The decision of the Court is final and is not subject to appeal in Switzerland. We congratulate the Swiss people and the Swiss Armenian community for this victory of justice over intimidation and propaganda.