Bagis welcomes Zurich's decision

Turkey's EU Affairs Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis has welcomed the Zurich public prosecutor's decision to drop a preliminary inquiry against him for his denial of Armenian genocide allegations. "They have done the right thing … I haven't paid much attention in this matter from the beginning, but they made the right decision," Bagis told reporters after the verdict. The decision was also suitable for the image of Switzerland, he added. In response to a question from a journalist on what he thought of the bill, Bagis had said in Switzerland that he considered it null and void. "After consulting with the Swiss Foreign Ministry, the prosecutor has concluded that criminal charges against Bagis cannot be pursued because he enjoyed immunity during his entire stay in Switzerland," the Zurich Chief Prosecutor's Office prosecutor said in a statement.