A Turkish court has permitted Dogu Perincek to be able to leave Turkey to attend the forthcoming European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) hearing on the “Dogu Perincek vs. Switzerland” case.

A serious crimes court in Istanbul has ruled in favor of lifting Perincek’s exit ban from Turkey, so he may attend the ECHR hearing slated for January 28, reported Milliyet daily of Turkey.

In 2008, a Swiss court had convicted Perincek for denying the Armenian Genocide. In December 2013, the ECHR had ruled in favor of Perincek’s lawsuit that was filed against Switzerland. Subsequently, the Government of Switzerland had decided to petition that the Dogu Perincek case be referred for a review by the ECHR Grand Chamber. Afterward, Armenia had petitioned to the ECHR, and it now acts as a third party in this case. Well-known attorneys Geoffrey Robertson and Amal Ramzi Alamuddin, the wife of famous actor George Clooney, will represent Armenia at the European Court of Human Rights in the “Dogu Perincek v. Switzerland” case.

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.