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| The "'''Trial of Soghomon Tehlirian'''" was a sensationalized trial of the assassination of the former ] ] by the ]. The event happened in the ] District of ], ] in broad daylight and in the presence of many witnesses on ], ]. | |||
| {{Armenian Genocide}} | |||
| ==Defense== | |||
| Tehlirian defended by three defence attorneys, including Dr. Kurt Niemeyer, professor of Law at ]. | |||
| The defense attorneys made no attempt to deny the fact that Tehlirian had killed a man. They focused on the influence of the Armenian Genocide on Tehlirian's mental state. It took the jury slightly over an hour to render a verdict of "not guilty" on grounds of ]. Tehlirian was tried and acquitted of all charges by the German court. | |||
| The trial examined not only Tehlirian’s actions but also Tehlirian's conviction that ] was the main author of the Armenian Genocide, based on the "Talat Pasha telegrams." ] (Talat Pasha telegrams) were read by the defense lawyer to the jury, although not introduced as evidence in court (the defense lawyer canceled his motion)<ref>{{cite web | |||
| | url= http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Trial_of_Soghomon_Tehlirian-First_Afternoon | |||
| | title= Trial of Soghomon Tehlirian—First Afternoon | |||
| | publisher= Armeniapedia | |||
| | accessdate= 2007-02-04 | |||
| | quote= V<small>ON</small> G<small>ORDON</small> — In view of the position taken by the District Attorney and the effect it has had on the jurors, I would like to cancel my motion to have these telegrams read into the record. P<small>RESIDING</small> J<small>USTICE</small> — I believe that takes care of this point.}}</ref> their help acquit Tehlirian<ref>{{cite book | |||
| | last = Peter | |||
| | first = Balakian | |||
| | authorlink = Peter Balakian | |||
| | title = The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response | |||
| | publisher = ] | |||
| | year = 2004 | |||
| | pages = 344-345 | |||
| | quote= Albeit on grounds of ] due to the traumatic experience he had gone through during the Genocide}} | |||
| </ref>. | |||
| ==Significance== | |||
| The trial was an important influence on Polish lawyer ], who found it interesting it was a crime to kill a man but not an entire people. | |||
| ==Art== | |||
| The Turkish film ''Blood on the Wall'' was a depiction of the Tehlirian's trial. It greatly differed and presents a fictional account. Near the end of the movie, Tehlirian is shown confessing, prior to moment the jury is sent to deliberate the case, before the court that he had killed an innocent man, that is, Talat. After he breaks down in tears, the film shows his mother, who is shown to have survived the Genocide, walking across the courtroom and comforting him; the jury, however, does find him not guilty. | |||
| ==Notes== | |||
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| ==References== | |||
| * Soghomon Tʻēhlirean, 2006, "The Case of Soghomon Tehlirian", by Center for Armenian Remembrance ISBN 0977715310 | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| * | |||
| ] | |||
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