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FRANCE MAY ENACT A LAW CRIMINALIZING THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DENIAL
10:44, 02 Feb 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
Co-ordination Council of Armenian Organizations of France (CCAF)
Co-chairman Mourad Papazyan has said France may enact a law making
denial of the rmenian genocide a crime if the European Court of Human
Rights (ECtHR) finds in favor of Switzerland in the appeal of the
case of Dogu Perincek v. Switzerland.
The issue in the case was if calling the declaration of the mass
killings of Armenians during Ottoman rule in 1915 a genocide "an
international lie," as Perincek did, can constitute a criminal offense
in Switzerland.
Speaking to Today's Zaman, Papazyan also said the European court's
expected decision in favor of Switzerland will pave the way toward
punishing the denial of the 1915 events being genocide, as it is
characterized by Armenians around the world.
"We will first wait for the decision of the ECtHR. If the court's
decision is positive, a law will be enacted in France prohibiting
the denial of the Armenian genocide," Papazyan said, adding that he
believes the ECtHR will decide in favor of Switzerland, which is of
the same view as Armenia regarding the proceedings.
Recalling French President Francois Hollande's statement saying a
year ago in the Armenian capital of Yerevan that he will push for
a new law that will make it a crime to deny the 1915 killings of
Armenians was genocide, Papazyan said the Armenian community trusts
the promise of the French president, as Hollande is quite sensitive
about both Armenians and the Turkish-Armenian issue.
Despite the strong opposition of Turkey to recognition of the 1915
killings as genocide last year in Yerevan, Hollande called on the
country to recognize the "Armenian genocide" and said the "recognition
of genocide will unite, not divide."
Hollande said he would bring the "genocide denial" bill to the
national agenda, claiming that the denial is not an action, but an
insult against "victims and reality." He said there are efforts around
the world to recognize the mass killings as genocide and they cannot
allow denial.
President Hollande is scheduled to pay a visit to Yerevan on April
24 to honor the Armenian victims of the 1915 killings.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/02/02/france-may-enact-a-law-criminalizing-the-armenian-genocide-denial/
From: A. Papazian
10:44, 02 Feb 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
Co-ordination Council of Armenian Organizations of France (CCAF)
Co-chairman Mourad Papazyan has said France may enact a law making
denial of the rmenian genocide a crime if the European Court of Human
Rights (ECtHR) finds in favor of Switzerland in the appeal of the
case of Dogu Perincek v. Switzerland.
The issue in the case was if calling the declaration of the mass
killings of Armenians during Ottoman rule in 1915 a genocide "an
international lie," as Perincek did, can constitute a criminal offense
in Switzerland.
Speaking to Today's Zaman, Papazyan also said the European court's
expected decision in favor of Switzerland will pave the way toward
punishing the denial of the 1915 events being genocide, as it is
characterized by Armenians around the world.
"We will first wait for the decision of the ECtHR. If the court's
decision is positive, a law will be enacted in France prohibiting
the denial of the Armenian genocide," Papazyan said, adding that he
believes the ECtHR will decide in favor of Switzerland, which is of
the same view as Armenia regarding the proceedings.
Recalling French President Francois Hollande's statement saying a
year ago in the Armenian capital of Yerevan that he will push for
a new law that will make it a crime to deny the 1915 killings of
Armenians was genocide, Papazyan said the Armenian community trusts
the promise of the French president, as Hollande is quite sensitive
about both Armenians and the Turkish-Armenian issue.
Despite the strong opposition of Turkey to recognition of the 1915
killings as genocide last year in Yerevan, Hollande called on the
country to recognize the "Armenian genocide" and said the "recognition
of genocide will unite, not divide."
Hollande said he would bring the "genocide denial" bill to the
national agenda, claiming that the denial is not an action, but an
insult against "victims and reality." He said there are efforts around
the world to recognize the mass killings as genocide and they cannot
allow denial.
President Hollande is scheduled to pay a visit to Yerevan on April
24 to honor the Armenian victims of the 1915 killings.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/02/02/france-may-enact-a-law-criminalizing-the-armenian-genocide-denial/
From: A. Papazian