BELGIAN SENATE CONSIDERS BILL ON CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DENIAL OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Pan Armenian News
03.05.2005 03:18
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The bill on criminal responsibility for denial
of the Armenian Genocide was included in the agenda of the Belgian
Senate. It should be noted that by a majority vote the Belgian
Parliament had passed the bill, according to which those, who deny
the Armenian Genocide, can be arrested or will have to pay a large
administrative fine. After being approved by the Senate, the document
will be submitted for ratification to the Belgian King. At that there
is a certain trend available – as a rule the Senate approves documents
adopted by the Parliament. The document provides for imprisonment
from 8 days to a year and a money fine from 26 to 5000 euros for
denial of the Armenian Genocide. The punishment will spread on all
those, who will undermine the Genocide, protect of support those, who
have committed it or any crime against humanity. Moreover, justice
mechanisms will allow Belgium to indict any EU country denying the
Armenian Genocide.