FRANCE: PROFANATION OF THE ARMENIAN MEMORIAL OF LYON

Jean Eckian
21-08-2007
Paris

For th third time since its inauguration on April 24, 2006, the
Memorial of the Armenian Genocide of Lyon was profaned by graffiti,
probably of Turkish origin.

Last week, the association of the Memorial of Lyon (MLGA), under in
the chair of Jules Mardirossian, noted the degradation of an stele,
on a total of 36, posting the inscriptions of the name of cities of
the South of France (Saint-RaphaÃ"l, Perrache…), signed "Turke,
political refugees".

Following this intolerable stain of the Armenian memory, a complaint
was deposited to the Police station of Lyon and Co-ordination Council
of Armenian Organisation of France requires that the profaners required
and be condemned for this odious crime. Also, the CCAF calls the
French Senate has to confirm as of the next parliamentary session,
the text voted on October 12, 2006 by the French National Assembly,
aiming at sanctioning the acts and matter negationnists.

At the time of the preceding profanation of the Memorial of Lyon
(April 2006), Nicolas Sarkozy, Minister of Interior, firmly had
condemned the authors and had assured "of his whole solidarity to
the Armenian community".

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