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State Telegraph Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
January 26, 2012 Thursday
Majority of Sarkozy`s UMP party seek constitutional refusal of
pro-Armenian Senate bill
Baku 26 January
The majority of French President Nicolas Sarkozy`s Union for a Popular
Movement (UMP) party are preparing to file a petition with the
country`s Constitutional Court to protest the Senate`s passing a bill
criminalizing the denial of the so-called Armenian genocide.
Jacques Myard, a member of UMP`s group at the National Assembly,
condemned the passage of the bill, saying it was a black spot in
France`s history.
He said the majority of his party colleagues protested the bill, and
added they were preparing to address an official letter to the
Constitutional Court urging it not to approve the draft law.
According to Myard, the appeal should be signed by 60 people before
being sent to the Court.
MP Michel Diefenbacher, President of the Franco-Turkish Friendship
Group, who initiated a Constitutional Court appeal, denounced the bill
as unconstitutional, adding its passage in France, which champions the
human rights, was a source of regret.
MPs Eric Ctroman and Jean-Philippe Maurer said they would also sign
the petition. They said that signed under the pressure of pro-Armenian
parliamentarians, the bill totally contradicted France`s constitution,
adding it was nothing but a pre-election game.
Lionnel Luca, a member of UMP`s group at the National Assembly, said
the bill did not reflect the will of the French people.
From: A. Papazian
January 26, 2012 Thursday
Majority of Sarkozy`s UMP party seek constitutional refusal of
pro-Armenian Senate bill
Baku 26 January
The majority of French President Nicolas Sarkozy`s Union for a Popular
Movement (UMP) party are preparing to file a petition with the
country`s Constitutional Court to protest the Senate`s passing a bill
criminalizing the denial of the so-called Armenian genocide.
Jacques Myard, a member of UMP`s group at the National Assembly,
condemned the passage of the bill, saying it was a black spot in
France`s history.
He said the majority of his party colleagues protested the bill, and
added they were preparing to address an official letter to the
Constitutional Court urging it not to approve the draft law.
According to Myard, the appeal should be signed by 60 people before
being sent to the Court.
MP Michel Diefenbacher, President of the Franco-Turkish Friendship
Group, who initiated a Constitutional Court appeal, denounced the bill
as unconstitutional, adding its passage in France, which champions the
human rights, was a source of regret.
MPs Eric Ctroman and Jean-Philippe Maurer said they would also sign
the petition. They said that signed under the pressure of pro-Armenian
parliamentarians, the bill totally contradicted France`s constitution,
adding it was nothing but a pre-election game.
Lionnel Luca, a member of UMP`s group at the National Assembly, said
the bill did not reflect the will of the French people.
From: A. Papazian