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French FM deems Genocide bill discussion possible in Paris
August 20, 2012 - 18:27 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius believes
another discussion of the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide
denial is possible in Paris.
In response to a journalist's remarks, suggesting `French President
François Hollande's post-election statement that the Genocide bill
will be back on parliament's agenda runs counter to earlier pledges,'
Minister Fabius noted that both Sarkozy and Hollande issued such
statements during their election campaign.
`Hope further decisions will be devoid of emotion,' he said.
On January 23, the French Senate passed the bill making it a crime to
deny the Armenian Genocide. The bill envisaged imposing a 45,000 euro
fine and a year in prison for anyone in France who denies this crime
against humanity committed by the Ottoman Empire.
Later, the French Constitutional Council ruled that the bill as
anti-constitutional. In a statement the Council said the document
represented an `unconstitutional breach of the practice of freedom of
expression and communication.'
From: A. Papazian
August 20, 2012 - 18:27 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius believes
another discussion of the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide
denial is possible in Paris.
In response to a journalist's remarks, suggesting `French President
François Hollande's post-election statement that the Genocide bill
will be back on parliament's agenda runs counter to earlier pledges,'
Minister Fabius noted that both Sarkozy and Hollande issued such
statements during their election campaign.
`Hope further decisions will be devoid of emotion,' he said.
On January 23, the French Senate passed the bill making it a crime to
deny the Armenian Genocide. The bill envisaged imposing a 45,000 euro
fine and a year in prison for anyone in France who denies this crime
against humanity committed by the Ottoman Empire.
Later, the French Constitutional Council ruled that the bill as
anti-constitutional. In a statement the Council said the document
represented an `unconstitutional breach of the practice of freedom of
expression and communication.'
From: A. Papazian