ArmInfo. In Holland city of Almelo a trial of Chairman of Turkish- Azerbaijani Cultural Association in Hague Ilham Ashkyn started, he is charged for inciting hatred and violence against Armenians on the ground of Ethnic and/or confessional adoption.
As the prosecutors office informed, the suspect has violated the limits of freedom of speech during a speech in June 1, 2014 in the Turkish rally in the town of Almelo, which was organized in protest against the established in the territory the Armenian Apostolic Church, a monument to the victims of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. Ashkyn During the meeting, in particular, stated that "the Karabakh Armenians will become a grave". The prosecutor's office saw in this statement constitutes a crime, because it provokes violence against Armenians.
In this context, by the initiative in the name of Federation of Armenian Organizations in Netherlands (FAON) and "Hay Dat" Committee in Holland in 2014, five parliamentary factions of Holland (Socialist Party of the Netherlands, the Christian Union, Renewed political party, the Freedom Party and the Christian Democratic Appeal) applied with a written request to the Minister of the Foreign Affaires, Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, the Minister of Security and Justice.
In Particular, it was noted in the statement that the action was organized by the close support of the ruling regime in Turkey. It was noted that Turkey's Religious Affairs provided free transport to the participants of the action. Moreover, in all the masques of the country were calls heard to participate in this antiarmenian and obviously resist action.
During the trial, the charged did not recognize himself guilty, at the same time noting that his point of view did not change. In his turn the prosecutor demanded to punish the charged with 80 hours of compulsory works and two weeks of conditional imprisonment with a two-year trial period. The sentence will be published on March 17, 2017.
To note, in 2016 the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev awarded Ilham Ashkyn the "Tereggi" Medal.