The Armenian National Committee of Australia has requested a public apology from the ABC for its use of the term ALLEGED in reference to the ARMENIAN GENOCIDE during a documentary filmed last week.
In a letter addressed to the ABC Head of Documentaries, the peak public affairs body of the Armenian-Australian community expressed serious concern about the ALLEGED qualifier being used during Thursday 28 August's Family Footsteps program, which broadcast the story of Joanna Kambourian - an Armenian-Australian who travelled back to the homeland of her ancestors to explore the rich culture of the Armenian people and the tragic history of the Armenian Genocide.
The letter read: "On behalf of the Armenian-Australian community, the Armenian National Committee of Australia questions why the ABC's Family Footsteps program referred to the Armenian Genocide as the 'alleged' Armenian Genocide?"
"The Armenian-Australian community expects a public correction for references made to the Armenian Genocide which were preceded by the word 'alleged', and we undoubtedly expect that the ABC will reaffirm its previously established moral and historically accurate position when referring to the Armenian Genocide."
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