{"id":749439,"date":"2022-03-20T14:36:28","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T11:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/tr\/content\/?p=749439"},"modified":"2022-12-01T18:53:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T15:53:57","slug":"e-mail-to-uk-parlamentarian-tim-loughton-on-recognition-of-armenian-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2022\/03\/20\/e-mail-to-uk-parlamentarian-tim-loughton-on-recognition-of-armenian-genocide\/","title":{"rendered":"E-mail to UK Parlamentarian Tim Loughton on Recognition of Armenian Genocide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

E-mail sent to House of Commons Parliamentarian Tim Loughton on His Bill to be introduced on November 9, 2011 for the recognition of \u201cArmenian genocide\u201d by the British Government <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Honorable Tim Loughton, MP<\/p>\n\n\n\n

House of Commons, UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 9, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has come to my attention that you are planning to introduce a Bill to the Parliament with regard to the recognition of \u201cArmenian Genocide,\u201d and I decided to send you this message. I understand what prompted you to introduce such a Bill is that 31 countries have recognized such genocide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Galileo argued that the Earth revolves around the Sun, he faced Inquisition because he opposed the conventional wisdom held by the Catholic Church. Same goes with your position that \u201cArmenian genocide\u201d is a fact because 31 countries have recognized it. There are some 160 states that are members of the United Nations, that have not recognized \u201cArmenian genocide.\u201d So much about your argumentation based on \u201cnumbers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But more to the point, the British had plenty of chance to weigh genocidal charges against Turks when, after World War I, they arrested and took 144 high Ottoman government officials to the island of Malta for prosecution on grounds that they had perpetrated mass killings against Armenians. The High Majesty\u2019s Prosecutor dismissed the case for lack of evidence; hence there was no conviction. The High Majesty\u2019s Washington Embassy staff even made an exhaustive search for evidence in the U.S. State Department files, but to no avail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The accusation of genocide against a nation is a serious stuff, and by virtue of the 1948 UN Convention on Genocide, the recognition of such a crime requires determination by a competent tribunal. In the case of \u201cArmenian genocide,\u201d there is no such determination. All recognitions of \u201cArmenian genocide\u201d by various parliaments, individuals, and the like, to date are merely political in nature driven by anti-Turkish, anti-Muslim bias, and propelled by Armenian propaganda. To better familiarize yourself with \u201cArmenian genocide\u201d accusations, I suggest you read about the European Court of Justice\u2019s ruling in 2003, and the findings of the European Court of Human Rights (2013 and 2015) and France\u2019s Constitutional Council (2016) on the matter. And ask yourself why, to date, the Armenian side has shied away from bringing its accusations before the International Court of Justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be honest, when it comes to killings and human tragedy, the Armenians did for more killing of the Turks than the other way around. But this is another matter. You should rise above prejudice and bigotry, and stay with historical truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regards,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ferruh Demirmen, Ph.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ferruh@demirmen.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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