ANKARA: Turkish Assembly Subcommittee Considering Bill Against Franc

TURKISH ASSEMBLY SUBCOMMITTEE CONSIDERING BILL AGAINST FRANCE, ARMENIAN “LIES”
Anatolia news agency, Ankara,
11 Oct 06
Ankara, 11 October: Turkish Parliamentary Justice Commission has sent
the draft laws on criminalizing “lies on so-called Armenian genocide”
and “denials of Algerian genocide by France” to a sub-commission on
Wednesday [11 October].
According to the bill submitted to the sub-commission, any verbal
or written claims of Armenian genocide by Turks will receive a jail
term of 1 year up to 3 years. If the claims are made overseas, the
penalty then may be increased to 4 years in prison.
The other bill envisages to declare 8 May the day to commemorate
French genocide of Algerians. Those who deny the Algerian genocide
by the French will receive a jail sentence of 1 year up to 3 years.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

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“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS