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DUTCH PARTY TO INTRODUCE BILL CRIMINALIZING DENIAL OF
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
YEREVAN, JUNE 2, ARMENPRESS: A bill criminalizing
the denial of the Armenian genocide and other crimes
against humanity the Christian Union party of the
Netherlands is going to introduce to the Dutch
Parliament demands a prison term from 1 to 2 years or
a penalty of 4th-5th degree.
Masis Abrahamian from the April 24 Committee of
the Federation of Armenian Organizations in the
Netherlands (FAON), told Armenpress that the bill was
presented to a June 1 news conference. He said the
bill specifically refers to the Armenian genocide as
one of the crimes against humanity.
He said the conference was given by the Christian
Union parliamentarians Tineke Huizinga and Andre
Rouvoet along with representatives from the April 24
Committee of the Federation of Armenian Organizations
in the Netherlands (FAON), Center for Information and
Documentation of Israel (CIDI), and Dutch Anti-racism
Organization (LBR).
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
