FRENCH HOME SECRETARY CENSURED PROFANATION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MEMORIAL IN LYON

PanARMENIAN.Net
20.04.2006 19:37 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ French Home Secretary Nicolas Sarkozy censured the
vandalism act regarding the Armenian Genocide memorial in Lyon. In
his words, “this crime of violence, expresses negationism and hatred,
and is unacceptable.”

To remind, on April 17, seven days before the commemoration of
the Armenian Genocide of 1915, the steles of the Armenian Memorial
set up in the town of Lyon (France), which was to be inaugurated by
President Jacques Chirac, were profaned with inscriptions of insults
and negationists: “There never was genocide of the Armenians”. This
act of vandalism followed upon the consecutive racist drifts with the
ultra nationalist Turkish demonstration of last 18 March. Armenian
associations and organizations (CCAF – CDCA) call the authorities
of Police force to seek and sanction the persons in charge for these
intolerable attacks of human dignity.

“Authors of the inscription must be severely punished,” added Nicolas
Sarkozy. He assures the Armenian community of its ” whole solidarity
“. He reminded, “the Republic has expressed its stance by the law
of January 29th, 2001, according to which France recognizes publicly
the Armenian Genocide of 1915.” Thus, he added, “the authorities of
the Republic will not admit scoffing at the law.”