Concerned genocide scholars issued an open letter highlighting “historical and conceptual inaccuracies” in the European Court’s decision on Dogu Perincek v. Switzerland.

The scholars also called on the government of Switzerland to request a reexamination of the Court’s judgment.

The open letter was addressed to Simonetta Sommaruga, Head of the Swiss Federal Department of Justice and Police, the Armenian Weekly reports.

Renowned Turkish historian Taner Akcam likewise has signed under this open letter, which has over thirty signatories.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) 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.