PROTESTS AGAINST CONSIDERATION OF THE LAW ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AT FRENCH PARLIAMENT
ArmRadio.am
10.05.2006 10:38
Several French Historians have issued a “statement of complaint”
connected with the discussions of the Law on the Armenian Genocide
at the National Assembly of France scheduled May 18.
Turkish “Hurriet” daily informs that the authors of the statement,
Jean-Pierre Azema, Elisabeth Badinter, Marc Fero, Jacques Julliard,
Pierre Nora, Mona Ozuf, Jean-Pierre Vernand and Pierre Vidal-Nake,
complain that the Law envisages strict punishment for Armenian Genocide
deniers and violates freedom of expression in France.
“We are deeply shocked with the law. In case the law is adopted,
history teachers in French schools will be arrested,” the statement
says.