French Senate: Armenian Genocide Denial Crime
http://www.keghart.com/FrenchSenate-GBillJanuary 23, 2012
The international community and particularly Armenians, Turks and citizens of France were closely following the French Senate's day-long debate on whether to criminalize the denial, in France, of the Genocide of Armenians. Immediately prior to the debate, the prime minister and foreign minister of Turkey threatened France with severe diplomatic and economic repercussions if the Senate affirmed the proposal.
The French Senate voted 127 for to 86 against. Following President Sarkozy's signature, it becomes law, criminalizing the denial of the Genocide of Armenians. Note: Watch two short video-clips
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