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FRENCH JUDGE ASSURES GuL OVER "GENOCIDE DENIAL"
Journal of Turkish Weekly
Feb 21 2014
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21 February 2014
The head of the French high court, Jean-Louis Debré, has assured
President Abdullah Gul that the French Constitutional Council's
decision to annul the bill penalizing the denial of Armenian genocide
is a permanent one and will not change, the Hurriyet Daily News
has learned.
Debré paid a low-profile visit to Turkey last week and held
a meeting with President Abdullah Gul on Feb. 14 along with his
Turkish counterpart HaÅ~_im Kılıc. The visit and messages issued
by the French judge has particular importance on the eve of Armenian
diaspora's preparations for the mass commemoration of the 100th year
of the Armenian genocide. Turkey does not recognize the mass killings
of Armenians as genocide.
French Judge made his assessment on French lawmakers' attempts to
penalize the denial of description of 1915 mass killings of Armenians
at the hands of Ottoman Empire as genocide and the French high court's
annulment during his meeting with Gul. The annulment of the bill by
the Constitutional Council avoided a major crisis between Turkey and
France in 2012.
According to the information the Daily News has gathered, Debré
stressed that the high court's decision is nothing to do with the 1915
events and does not question France's recognition of the Armenian
genocide. It's not either examining history or aiming at rewriting
the history, the French judge underlined.
The French Constitutional Council based its annulment on the very
principle of the French Constitution that guarantees freedom of
expression and thought, he explained, adding "These principles will
never change. Therefore the verdict given by the Council will be a
permanent one."
With the April 24, the day when the Armenian genocide is globally
commemorated, is approaching, there are efforts to revisit the
denial law at the French Parliament although they are not counted as
"serious efforts". Debré's message issued to President Gul is also
being delivered to political groups who are trying a way to overcome
the Council's 2012 annulment.
21 February 2014 Source: Hurriyet Daily News
http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/163479/french-judge-assures-gul-over-genocide-denial.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Journal of Turkish Weekly
Feb 21 2014
printable version
21 February 2014
The head of the French high court, Jean-Louis Debré, has assured
President Abdullah Gul that the French Constitutional Council's
decision to annul the bill penalizing the denial of Armenian genocide
is a permanent one and will not change, the Hurriyet Daily News
has learned.
Debré paid a low-profile visit to Turkey last week and held
a meeting with President Abdullah Gul on Feb. 14 along with his
Turkish counterpart HaÅ~_im Kılıc. The visit and messages issued
by the French judge has particular importance on the eve of Armenian
diaspora's preparations for the mass commemoration of the 100th year
of the Armenian genocide. Turkey does not recognize the mass killings
of Armenians as genocide.
French Judge made his assessment on French lawmakers' attempts to
penalize the denial of description of 1915 mass killings of Armenians
at the hands of Ottoman Empire as genocide and the French high court's
annulment during his meeting with Gul. The annulment of the bill by
the Constitutional Council avoided a major crisis between Turkey and
France in 2012.
According to the information the Daily News has gathered, Debré
stressed that the high court's decision is nothing to do with the 1915
events and does not question France's recognition of the Armenian
genocide. It's not either examining history or aiming at rewriting
the history, the French judge underlined.
The French Constitutional Council based its annulment on the very
principle of the French Constitution that guarantees freedom of
expression and thought, he explained, adding "These principles will
never change. Therefore the verdict given by the Council will be a
permanent one."
With the April 24, the day when the Armenian genocide is globally
commemorated, is approaching, there are efforts to revisit the
denial law at the French Parliament although they are not counted as
"serious efforts". Debré's message issued to President Gul is also
being delivered to political groups who are trying a way to overcome
the Council's 2012 annulment.
21 February 2014 Source: Hurriyet Daily News
http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/163479/french-judge-assures-gul-over-genocide-denial.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress