Human Rights Association's (IHD) Istanbul branch filed a criminal complaint against Turkish Interior Relations Minister İdris Naim Şahin, whom they claim supported the controversial slogans uttered against Armenians at Khojaly massacre demonstrations held in Istanbul on Feb. 26, the Hurriyet Daily News reports.
Meral Çıldır, the head of IHD's Istanbul branch, said Armenian-origin Turkish citizens called upon their association after the meeting, saying they felt themselves in danger and targeted. Çıldır said Şahin's speech in the meeting area was open support for those who carried racist banners. The protest, which commemorated the Khojaly massacre in which hundreds of ethnic Azerbaijani civilians were killed, had staged some racist comments and slogans such as "You are all Armenians, you are all bastards." Another banner said "Today Taksim, tomorrow Yerevan will be conquered."
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