FRENCH PARLIAMENT'S COMMISSION APPROVES LAW ON PUNISHING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DENIAL
news.am
Dec 8 2011
Armenia
French parliament's commission on constitutional laws adopted bill
introduced by Valerie Boyer and her colleagues on transposition
of the right on struggle against racism and punishment of Armenian
Genocide denial.
The document envisages punishment for denying the fact of genocides
adopted by law, the statement on parliament's website says.
The punishment supposes one year imprisonment or fine amounting to
45,000 euro for those who will challenge or extremely minimize the
fact of the 1915 Armenian Genocide officially recognized by France
on January 29, 2001.
From: Baghdasarian
news.am
Dec 8 2011
Armenia
French parliament's commission on constitutional laws adopted bill
introduced by Valerie Boyer and her colleagues on transposition
of the right on struggle against racism and punishment of Armenian
Genocide denial.
The document envisages punishment for denying the fact of genocides
adopted by law, the statement on parliament's website says.
The punishment supposes one year imprisonment or fine amounting to
45,000 euro for those who will challenge or extremely minimize the
fact of the 1915 Armenian Genocide officially recognized by France
on January 29, 2001.
From: Baghdasarian