The court of Almelo city in the Netherlands has convicted Ilhan Askin, Chairman of the Turkish-Azerbaijani Cultural Union in The Hague on charges of inciting violence against Armenians. The official website of Armenian National Committee – International told Panorama.am.

Askin is accused of inciting violence against Armenians, as during a pro-Turkish rally held in front of the Armenian Genocide monument in Almelo, he chanted “Karabakh will be Armenians’ grave” inciting violence and insulting the people with Armenian roots.

The court ruled out a graver punishment against the Turkish politician sentencing him to “120 hours of community service and a suspended imprisonment of four weeks with a probation period of two years.” Whereas the Prosecutor demanded 80 hours of community service and two weeks of suspended imprisonment with a probation period of two years.