YEREVAN. – Whatever judgment the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will pass on Perincek vs. Switzeland case, it will be more balanced than the one made in December 2013, head of European and international law department at YSU Vigen Kocharyan said.

The expert does not share the view that ECHR is making political decision. Politics may somehow impact the judgment, but ECHR is a serious structure and the judgments serve as a precedent throughout Europe, Kocharyan added.

Armenia's view is also defended by the main party in the trial – the government of Switzerland.

“The speech of our representatives was focused on the fact of perpetrating Armenian Genocide. However, the the Armenian Genocide was not the main problem of the trial. It was a question of the limits of the protection of freedom of expression, while it is clear that Turkish propaganda tries to use it all for their own purposes,” he resumed.

In 2008, a Swiss court had convicted Dogu 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 petitioned that the Dogu Perincek case be referred for a review by the ECHR Grand Chamber. Separately, Armenia had petitioned to the ECHR, and it now acts as a third party in this case, whose European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber hearing was held on January 28. The decision will be announced in several months.