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GENOCIDE BILL AUTHOR OFFERS TO RENEW ATTEMPTS IF MOTION IS REJECTED
PanARMENIAN.Net
February 9, 2012 - 15:04 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The author of the bill criminalizing the Armenian
Genocide denial, Valerie Boyer offers to renew attempts if the draft
law gets rejected.
"I didn't except such an acute reaction from some senators. The bill
reaffirms such global values as freedom, equality and fraternity,"
Boyer said in an interview with Nouvelles d'Armenie magazine.
"Media doesn't seem to be interested in the issue as they keep
disclosing the opposing forces of the bill," French MP said, dwelling
on media coverage of the Genocide bill.
Boyer is likely to contact President's administration in event the
French Constitutional Council declares the bill unconstitutional.
Earlier, French President Nicolas Sarkozy reiterated his position,
calling on Turkey to face its history.
On January 23, the French Senate passed the bill criminalizing the
Armenian Genocide. If signed into law, the bill will impose 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.
Turkey reacted furiously when the Senate approved the law, which
threatens with jail anyone in France who denies that the 1915 massacre
of Armenians by Ottoman Turk forces amounted to Genocide. Ankara
has already halted political and military cooperation with France
and was threatening to cut off economic and cultural ties if the law
took effect.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
PanARMENIAN.Net
February 9, 2012 - 15:04 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The author of the bill criminalizing the Armenian
Genocide denial, Valerie Boyer offers to renew attempts if the draft
law gets rejected.
"I didn't except such an acute reaction from some senators. The bill
reaffirms such global values as freedom, equality and fraternity,"
Boyer said in an interview with Nouvelles d'Armenie magazine.
"Media doesn't seem to be interested in the issue as they keep
disclosing the opposing forces of the bill," French MP said, dwelling
on media coverage of the Genocide bill.
Boyer is likely to contact President's administration in event the
French Constitutional Council declares the bill unconstitutional.
Earlier, French President Nicolas Sarkozy reiterated his position,
calling on Turkey to face its history.
On January 23, the French Senate passed the bill criminalizing the
Armenian Genocide. If signed into law, the bill will impose 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.
Turkey reacted furiously when the Senate approved the law, which
threatens with jail anyone in France who denies that the 1915 massacre
of Armenians by Ottoman Turk forces amounted to Genocide. Ankara
has already halted political and military cooperation with France
and was threatening to cut off economic and cultural ties if the law
took effect.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress