FRENCH CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL REPEALS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE LAW

Vestnik Kavkaza
Feb 28 2012
Russia

The Constitutional Court of France on Tuesday repealed a law
criminalizing denial of Armenian genocide, which had been adopted by
the country’s Senate

Trend reports.

Relevant information has been posted on the official website of the
Constitutional Council of France.

The Council justified it by the fact that the law contradicts Article
33 of the Constitution of France and freedom of speech.

On January 23, after an eight-hour debate, the Senate adopted the
bill criminalizing denial of the alleged “Armenian genocide”. Some
127 senators voted in favor, while 86 voted against.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress