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FRENCH SENATE ADOPTS BILL CRIMINALIZING DENIAL OF "ARMENIAN GENOCIDE"
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Jan 24 2012
Azerbaijan
The French Senate with 127 votes adopted a bill criminalizing denial
of the so-called "Armenian genocide" on Monday, TRT Haber TV channel
reported.
The Lower House of the French Parliament adopted a bill criminalising
the denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide". Some 45 out of 577
French MPs voted with 38 voting for and seven against the adoption
of the bill.
The bill demands about a year's imprisonment and a fine of 45,000
euros for denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide". In response
to this decision Turkey announced that it has frozen all diplomatic
relations with France.
MPs from the French President's Union for Popular Movement (UMP)
party which has the parliamentary majority, proposed the bill which
aims at criminalising denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide" to
the legislative committee of the National Assembly in early December.
Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that the predecessor of the Turkey
- Ottoman Empire had committed the 1915 genocide against the Armenians
living in Anadolu, and achieved recognition of the "Armenian Genocide"
by the parliaments of several countries.
From: Baghdasarian
Trend
Jan 24 2012
Azerbaijan
The French Senate with 127 votes adopted a bill criminalizing denial
of the so-called "Armenian genocide" on Monday, TRT Haber TV channel
reported.
The Lower House of the French Parliament adopted a bill criminalising
the denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide". Some 45 out of 577
French MPs voted with 38 voting for and seven against the adoption
of the bill.
The bill demands about a year's imprisonment and a fine of 45,000
euros for denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide". In response
to this decision Turkey announced that it has frozen all diplomatic
relations with France.
MPs from the French President's Union for Popular Movement (UMP)
party which has the parliamentary majority, proposed the bill which
aims at criminalising denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide" to
the legislative committee of the National Assembly in early December.
Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that the predecessor of the Turkey
- Ottoman Empire had committed the 1915 genocide against the Armenians
living in Anadolu, and achieved recognition of the "Armenian Genocide"
by the parliaments of several countries.
From: Baghdasarian