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DENIAL OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BECOMES CRIME IN CYPRUS
Cyprus has made it a crime to deny that Ottoman Turks committed
genocide against Armenian Turks in 1915.
CYPRUS - FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE* Friday, 03 April, 2015
Cyprus has made it a crime to deny that Ottoman Turks committed
genocide against Armenian Turks in 1915.
The Cypriot House passed a resolution penalising denial of genocide,
crimes against humanity and war crimes, modifying existing legislation,
which required prior conviction by an international court to make
denial a crime.
House President Yiannakis Omirou said that it is a historic day,
noting that this legislation "allows the parliament to restore,
with unanimous decisions and resolutions, historical truths.
Meanwhile, President Anastasiades will visit Armenia participate
in events commemorating the centennial anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide, according to Asbarez.
"Nicos Anastasiades has accepted the official invitation of the
President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sarkisian to visit Armenia
from 23 to 25 April to attend the Armenian Genocide centennial
commemoration events to be held in Yerevan and confirm the support
of the Government of Cyprus to the Armenian people," Asbarez reported
last week.
http://famagusta-gazette.com/denial-of-armenian-genocide-becomes-crime-in-cyprus-p27963-69.htm
Cyprus has made it a crime to deny that Ottoman Turks committed
genocide against Armenian Turks in 1915.
CYPRUS - FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE* Friday, 03 April, 2015
Cyprus has made it a crime to deny that Ottoman Turks committed
genocide against Armenian Turks in 1915.
The Cypriot House passed a resolution penalising denial of genocide,
crimes against humanity and war crimes, modifying existing legislation,
which required prior conviction by an international court to make
denial a crime.
House President Yiannakis Omirou said that it is a historic day,
noting that this legislation "allows the parliament to restore,
with unanimous decisions and resolutions, historical truths.
Meanwhile, President Anastasiades will visit Armenia participate
in events commemorating the centennial anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide, according to Asbarez.
"Nicos Anastasiades has accepted the official invitation of the
President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sarkisian to visit Armenia
from 23 to 25 April to attend the Armenian Genocide centennial
commemoration events to be held in Yerevan and confirm the support
of the Government of Cyprus to the Armenian people," Asbarez reported
last week.
http://famagusta-gazette.com/denial-of-armenian-genocide-becomes-crime-in-cyprus-p27963-69.htm