U.S. SENATE ADOPTED BILL ON CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT FOR COMMITTING GENOCIDE
Yerkir
30.03.2007 15:55
YEREVAN (YERKIR) – The U.S. Senate adopted a legislation, which allows
the Justice Department to prosecute in the United Stated those who
are responsible for committing genocide in other countries.
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) informed said that
the " Genocide Accountability" Act, was approved only two weeks
after its introduction on March 15th by Assistant Majority Leader
Dick Durbin, the lead author of the Armenian Genocide Resolution,
along with Tom Coburn, Patrick Leahy, and John Cornyn.
Under current law, "genocide is only considered a crime if it is
committed within the United States or by a U.S. national outside
the United States". The Genocide Accountability Act would close the
current loophole by amending the Genocide Convention Implementation
Act to allow prosecution of non-U.S. citizens for genocide committed
outside the U.S.