[swissinfo report, added 6 October, 9:00]
Tribune de Geneve, Fre - Swiss Police and Justice head Christoph Blocher said in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday that a 1994 Swiss anti-racism law used to condemn Turkey has been used inappropriately. The killings of 1915-17 were a matter for historians to decide. His remarks received praise in Turkey but provoked anger among parliamentarians meeting in Flims, Grisons.
Turkey does not acknowledge that the events of 90 years ago constitute genocide. Relations deteriorated in 2005 when Swiss authorities charged two prominent Turks with breaking Swiss law for remarks denying the genocidal nature of the events.