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May 4 2011

French Senate rejects bill penalizing denial of Armenian Genocide

May 04, 2011 | 21:00

French Senate rejected the bill penalizing denial of the Armenian
Genocide in Ottoman Empire with 196 votes `against’ and 74 `for’.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier, representatives of the
Armenian community of France were holding a protest action demanding
adoption of the bill.

On October 12, 2006, the French National Assembly approved a bill
penalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide. The bill needed the
Senate’s consideration to be enforced.

Denial of the Armenian Genocide is considered a crime in Switzerland.
Presently the issue is on the agenda of several EU states.

From: A. Papazian