news.am, Armenia
May 8 2010

French Senate to consider bill on penalty for Genocide negation

13:00 / 05/08/2010Senate of France will discuss draft law on criminal
responsibility for Genocide negation.

Representative of Hay Dat French office Harut Martirosyan told NEWS.am
that presently Armenian community is exerting constant efforts no the
matter and relevant documents are submitted to Senators. According to
him, it will be uneasy to pass the bill in the Senate.

October 12, 2006 the French National Assembly with 106 ayes and 19
nays adopted a bill on criminal responsibility and ?¬45.000 fine for
denial of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire. However, as a
result of pressure from French government and Ankara’s discontent the
resolution was not considered by Senate.

A.G.