Switzerland may appeal the European Court of Human Rights' verdict on genocide denial in Europe, stemming from a case involving a Turkish politician, Dogu Perincek, by 16 March.
The ECHR's December 17, 2013, decision rejected the Swiss court's 2008 decision to penalize, under Swiss Penal Law, Dogu Perincek's vehement denial of the Armenian Genocide.
Meanwhile, Lukas Gasser, Swiss Ambassador to Armenia told reporters, Wednesday, that Switzerland is to decide before 16 March whether it will appeal the ECHR's verdict or not. The Ambassador said that like every citizens of his country, he learnt about the verdict with pain.