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Sarkozy to meet French-Armenians
13:56 - 07.03.12
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is going to receive representatives
of the local Armenian community later today, a week after the
country's Constitutional Council rejected the bill criminalizing the
denial of genocides, Nouvelles d'Armenie reported.
The French Senate passed the bill with a vast majority of votes on
January 23. Under the new legal measure proposed by lawmaker Valerie
Boyer, anyone on the territory of France publicly denying the Armenian
Genocide would face up to one year in prison and a fine of 45,000.
Several lawmakers opposing to the bill later appealed to the
Constitutional Council, asking it to revise the document. Their move
received approval by President Sarkozy, who had promised the
French-Armenians, back in 2007, to adopt a law criminalizing the
Armenian Genocide denial.
France recognized the Armenian Genocide in 2001, but the Council ruled
the bill unconstitutional, arguing that would restrict freedom of
speech in the country.
Following the Council's ruling, the Sarkozy instructed the French
Government to undertake the elaboration of a new draft.
But the Government said the issue cannot be considered after the
current parliamentary session and will be returned to the legislative
after the presidential election in May.
Tert.am
13:56 - 07.03.12
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is going to receive representatives
of the local Armenian community later today, a week after the
country's Constitutional Council rejected the bill criminalizing the
denial of genocides, Nouvelles d'Armenie reported.
The French Senate passed the bill with a vast majority of votes on
January 23. Under the new legal measure proposed by lawmaker Valerie
Boyer, anyone on the territory of France publicly denying the Armenian
Genocide would face up to one year in prison and a fine of 45,000.
Several lawmakers opposing to the bill later appealed to the
Constitutional Council, asking it to revise the document. Their move
received approval by President Sarkozy, who had promised the
French-Armenians, back in 2007, to adopt a law criminalizing the
Armenian Genocide denial.
France recognized the Armenian Genocide in 2001, but the Council ruled
the bill unconstitutional, arguing that would restrict freedom of
speech in the country.
Following the Council's ruling, the Sarkozy instructed the French
Government to undertake the elaboration of a new draft.
But the Government said the issue cannot be considered after the
current parliamentary session and will be returned to the legislative
after the presidential election in May.
Tert.am