AZG Armenian Daily #084, 11/05/2005
Armenian Genocide
SENATE OF BELGIUM TO RECONSIDER BILL ON GENOCIDE
Recently, Azg informed that the Human Rights Belgian League, the French VAN
NGO and several lawyers demand that the Belgian bill that envisages
punishment for denying the genocides, so that those who deny the Armenian
Genocide can be punished, too. We also informed that if 15 senators suggest
to reconsider the bill adopted on April 21 till May 9, the Senate will be
able to make amendments to it in 60 days.
According to the latest news from Brussels, the European Armenian Federation
submitted grounded arguments for reconsideration to the senators.
Afterwards, the lawyer and the experts of the Senate discussed the issue.
Finally, 15 oppositional senators suggested reconsidering the bill. It is
not excluded that after certain amendments are made to the bill it will
include pro-Armenian formula. Especially, if we take into account the fact
that the Armenian Genocide was recognized by the European and the French
Parliaments.
At the same time, the pro-Turkish forces, particularly the Belgian company
of Ataturk’s Ideas, exert strong pressure over the Senate to hinder the
adoption of the pro-Armenian law.
By Petros Keshishian