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FRENCH PARLIAMENT PASSES BILL CRIMINALIZING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DENIAL
armradio.am
22.12.2011 16:31
The French Parliament approved a bill criminalizing the denial of
the Armenian Genocide, and rendering it punishable with a year in
jail and a fine of 45,000 euros ($58,000).
"I will vote thinking of Hrant Dink," said one Member of Parliament
as he concluded his remarks.
"We are not punishing any country, but we are fighting against
genocide denial in our country," said another.
The French Senate is expected to vote on the bill in March 2012.
The MPs who spoke highlighted the stories of survivors who arrived
in France after the genocide, and talked about the significance
of honoring the memory of the victims, the survivors, and their
descendants, as well as safeguarding historical truth.
In 2001, France adopted a bill officially recognizing the 1915 events
as genocide.
armradio.am
22.12.2011 16:31
The French Parliament approved a bill criminalizing the denial of
the Armenian Genocide, and rendering it punishable with a year in
jail and a fine of 45,000 euros ($58,000).
"I will vote thinking of Hrant Dink," said one Member of Parliament
as he concluded his remarks.
"We are not punishing any country, but we are fighting against
genocide denial in our country," said another.
The French Senate is expected to vote on the bill in March 2012.
The MPs who spoke highlighted the stories of survivors who arrived
in France after the genocide, and talked about the significance
of honoring the memory of the victims, the survivors, and their
descendants, as well as safeguarding historical truth.
In 2001, France adopted a bill officially recognizing the 1915 events
as genocide.