Greek
Community Angered by Charges of Flag Burning
Greek
Community Angered by Charges of Flag Burning
SALONICA,
Greece-The Armenian National Committee of Greece held a press conference
Wednesday, upon learning that the Greek Justice Ministry was filining
charges against individuals who burned a Turkish flag during an April 24
demonstration at the Turkish Consulate.
The
ANC of Greece learned through local television news reports that the
Turkish Embassy had appealed to the Greek Foreign Ministry to pursue
criminal charges against the community and the individuals responsible for
the alleged burning.
ANC
spokesperson Sebouh Kasparian told the press conference that the community
was outraged and puzzled at the reaction, since Turkey was the country
that had soaked its flag with the blood of Armenians and Pontians.
He
explained that "it is the same blood-soaked flag, against which this
protest occurred."
The
ANC spokesperson called the Greek authorities' reaction unprecedented and
radical, and contradictory to the country's democratic values.
The
Foreign Ministry has asked its law enforcement agencies to provide photos
and videos to identify those burning the Turkish flag.
