In Holland, trial of Chairman of Turkish-Azerbaijani Cultural Association in Hague charged for inciting hatred against Armenians started

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.