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DENIAL OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN SLOVAKIA TO BE PUNISHED WITH UP TO 5 YEARS' IMPRISONMENT
ARMENPRESS
NOVEMBER 22, 2011
YEREVAN
Ashot Grigoryan, head of the Armenian community in Slovakia, chairman
of the Forum of Armenian Unions of Europe, received the other day
Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Supreme Court of Slovakia Stefan
Harabin. The latter stated that the bill criminalizing the Armenian
Genocide denial, which was submitted to the National Council years
ago, has already been confirmed and received a power of law, press
secretariat of the Forum of Armenian Unions of Europe told Armenpress.
During his official visit to Armenia two years ago, as a deputy
prime minister and a justice minister, Mr. Harabin stated that he
has prepared an amendment for the law on punishing those who will
deny the Jewish Holocaust, thanks to which that law would also be
spread on the Armenian Genocide. The Armenian Genocide Resolution,
which was ratified by the National Council of Slovakia in 2004, gave
an opportunity of spread of the above-mentioned law toward those who
would deny the Armenian Genocide.
According to the comment of Mr. Harabin, if any citizen in Slovakia,
be it a foreigner, a local resident or any citizen of Slovakia, comes
forth in any country with a statement denying the Armenian Genocide,
he will be punished with up to 5 years' imprisonment
Stefan Harabin collaboratively with Ashot Grigoryan has organized a
joint conference for February, 2012 on the above-mentioned theme.
Chairman of the Cassation Court of the RA Arman Mkrtumyan and Chairman
of the Constitutional Court Gagik Harutyunyan have already received
invitation to participate in the conference.
ARMENPRESS
NOVEMBER 22, 2011
YEREVAN
Ashot Grigoryan, head of the Armenian community in Slovakia, chairman
of the Forum of Armenian Unions of Europe, received the other day
Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Supreme Court of Slovakia Stefan
Harabin. The latter stated that the bill criminalizing the Armenian
Genocide denial, which was submitted to the National Council years
ago, has already been confirmed and received a power of law, press
secretariat of the Forum of Armenian Unions of Europe told Armenpress.
During his official visit to Armenia two years ago, as a deputy
prime minister and a justice minister, Mr. Harabin stated that he
has prepared an amendment for the law on punishing those who will
deny the Jewish Holocaust, thanks to which that law would also be
spread on the Armenian Genocide. The Armenian Genocide Resolution,
which was ratified by the National Council of Slovakia in 2004, gave
an opportunity of spread of the above-mentioned law toward those who
would deny the Armenian Genocide.
According to the comment of Mr. Harabin, if any citizen in Slovakia,
be it a foreigner, a local resident or any citizen of Slovakia, comes
forth in any country with a statement denying the Armenian Genocide,
he will be punished with up to 5 years' imprisonment
Stefan Harabin collaboratively with Ashot Grigoryan has organized a
joint conference for February, 2012 on the above-mentioned theme.
Chairman of the Cassation Court of the RA Arman Mkrtumyan and Chairman
of the Constitutional Court Gagik Harutyunyan have already received
invitation to participate in the conference.