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ST. PETERSBURG ARMENIANS URGE TO CRIMINALIZE GENOCIDE DENIAL
December 10, 2014 - 15:05 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The St. Petersburg Armenians regional NGO issued an
official statement to Russia's State Duma urging to introduce clauses
criminalizing public denial of the Armenian Genocide into legal acts.
As St. Petersburg Armenians Bulleting toldPanARMENIAN.Net the articles
will supposedly be introduced into Russia's Criminal Code, Procedural
Criminal Code, and Administrative Violations Code.
On April 14, 1995, Russia's State Duma adopted a resolution condemning
the perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide from 1915 to 1922, expressing
sympathy to the Armenian people and recognizing April 24 as a day of
remembrance for the victims of the Genocide.
The Parliament of Greece on September 9, 2014 adopted a bill that
criminalizes the denial of the Armenian Genocide and other crimes
against humanity.
Greece becomes the third European country after Switzerland and
Slovakia to adopt such a measure.
The bill known as "Fight against Xenophobia" envisions bringing
criminal charges for denial of the genocides of not only Jews, but
also Armenians and Pontus Greeks. The bill stipulates heavy fines
and imprisonment terms for individuals who publicly deny genocides
and other crimes against humanity that are recognized by the Greek
Parliament and international courts.
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/185878/
December 10, 2014 - 15:05 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The St. Petersburg Armenians regional NGO issued an
official statement to Russia's State Duma urging to introduce clauses
criminalizing public denial of the Armenian Genocide into legal acts.
As St. Petersburg Armenians Bulleting toldPanARMENIAN.Net the articles
will supposedly be introduced into Russia's Criminal Code, Procedural
Criminal Code, and Administrative Violations Code.
On April 14, 1995, Russia's State Duma adopted a resolution condemning
the perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide from 1915 to 1922, expressing
sympathy to the Armenian people and recognizing April 24 as a day of
remembrance for the victims of the Genocide.
The Parliament of Greece on September 9, 2014 adopted a bill that
criminalizes the denial of the Armenian Genocide and other crimes
against humanity.
Greece becomes the third European country after Switzerland and
Slovakia to adopt such a measure.
The bill known as "Fight against Xenophobia" envisions bringing
criminal charges for denial of the genocides of not only Jews, but
also Armenians and Pontus Greeks. The bill stipulates heavy fines
and imprisonment terms for individuals who publicly deny genocides
and other crimes against humanity that are recognized by the Greek
Parliament and international courts.
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/185878/