FRENCH SENATE COMMITTEE REJECTS GENOCIDE LEGISLATION, AFP SAYS

Bloomberg
Jan 19 2012

France’s upper house of parliament law committee rejected a bill that
would make it a crime to deny genocides, Agence France-Presse reported.

The committee, which reviews bills before they are voted on, said the
legislation would be unconstitutional, the news agency reported. The
full Senate, where a majority of lawmakers are in favor of the bill,
is still scheduled to vote on Jan. 23, AFP said. It was approved by
the lower chamber on Dec. 22.

Turkey froze political and military relations with France in
retaliation for the approval by the National Assembly of the measure
that would make it a crime to deny genocides, including the genocide
against Armenians a century ago.