YEREVAN. – The Armenian organizations of Poland on Friday sent a letter to Lukas Beglinger, the Ambassador of Switzerland to Poland, and concerning the notorious case involving Dogu Perincek.

“Solely one year before the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, the European Court of Human Rights [ECtHR] insidiously had 1.5 million Armenians killed yet again.

“On October 10, 2013, Switzerland decided to strengthen its relations with Turkey. The same Switzerland, however, still has time, until March 17 of this year, to appeal the ECtHR judgment, which paves the way for the denial of crimes against humanity.

“For the sake of European values and justice, the Swiss government shall not be subjected to the false and fraudulent Turkish political and economic pressures,” the letter specifically reads.

The European Court of Human Rights had ruled in favor of Armenian Genocide-denying Turkish politician Dogu Perincek’s lawsuit that was filed against Switzerland. The said judgment by the ECtHR was made on the grounds of freedom of speech. In 2008, a Swiss court had convicted Perincek for denying the Armenian Genocide. Dogu Perincek is Chairman of the socialist Workers’ Party of Turkey. In addition, he heads the Talat Pasha organization, which actively fights against the Armenian Genocide’s recognition in Europe.