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FRENCH-ARMENIANS SAY RULING OF CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL OF FRANCE HAS POLITICAL REASONS
ARMENPRESS
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 29, ARMENPRESS. The French Armenians are
disappointed with the ruling of the Constitutional Council of France
to recognize the bill penalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide
unconstitutional, says the statement of the council coordinating
French-Armenian organizations. The statement runs that the decision
of the Constitutional Council has been agreed not with legal but
political reasons.
"With this decision the Constitutional Council admits that the
two genocides recognized by France are not equal. While the bill
authored by Valerie Boyer was called to harmonize this inequality,"
the statement says.
Referring to the talks about the contradiction of the Armenian bill
and freedom of speech, the French Armenians claim that the freedom
of speech should be restricted in case it offends representatives of
other nations or an individual in general.
"The Constitutional Council retreated before the Turkish lobby which
is inadmissible and doubts the independence of institutions of our
republic," the statement runs.
Besides, the French Armenians doubted the impartiality of certain
members of the Constitutional Council. The French Armenians are looking
forward for decisive steps of presidential candidates Nicolas Sarkozy
and Francois Hollande toward the adoption of the new bill.
ARMENPRESS
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 29, ARMENPRESS. The French Armenians are
disappointed with the ruling of the Constitutional Council of France
to recognize the bill penalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide
unconstitutional, says the statement of the council coordinating
French-Armenian organizations. The statement runs that the decision
of the Constitutional Council has been agreed not with legal but
political reasons.
"With this decision the Constitutional Council admits that the
two genocides recognized by France are not equal. While the bill
authored by Valerie Boyer was called to harmonize this inequality,"
the statement says.
Referring to the talks about the contradiction of the Armenian bill
and freedom of speech, the French Armenians claim that the freedom
of speech should be restricted in case it offends representatives of
other nations or an individual in general.
"The Constitutional Council retreated before the Turkish lobby which
is inadmissible and doubts the independence of institutions of our
republic," the statement runs.
Besides, the French Armenians doubted the impartiality of certain
members of the Constitutional Council. The French Armenians are looking
forward for decisive steps of presidential candidates Nicolas Sarkozy
and Francois Hollande toward the adoption of the new bill.