ECHR Grand Chamber to hear Swiss appeal on Perincek case

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights agreed to hear an appeal on case of Dogu Perincek case.
The court decided to accept appeal of the Swiss government and hold hearings into the case.

In March Switzerland appealed the 2013 decision by ECHR overturning the conviction of Dogu Perincek for denying the Armenian Genocide.

On 9 March 2007, Turkish national Doğu Perinçek was sentenced in Canton Vaud to both a financial penalty and a criminal fine under Art. 261bis CC for denying the Armenian Genocide. The Cantonal Court of Canton Vaud and the Federal Supreme Court both rejected appeals against the judgment. In its ruling of 17 December 2013, the competent chamber of the European Court of Human Rights determined that the Swiss courts’ rulings violated the appellant’s right to freedom of expression.