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    Boyer Introduces New Genocide Denial Criminalization Law in France


    http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/01/03/boyer-introduces-new-genocide-denial-criminalization-law-in-france/
    January 3, 2013


    PARIS, France - French Parliament Member Valerie Boyer, who spearheaded
    last year's effort to pass a bill criminalizing the denial of the
    Armenian Genocide, submitted a new draft of the bill last week.



    Boyer
    The bill stipulates the introduction of amendments to the 1881 law on
    freedom of press, setting legal foundation for countering racism and
    denial of Genocide.

    The bill envisions a 45,000 euro fine and a year in prison for denial
    of crimes against humanity, including the Armenian Genocide, reported
    the Paris-based Nouvelles d'Arménie.

    After successful passage of the bill in the French Parliament in
    December 2011, on January 23 of last year, the French Senate passed
    the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide.

    Later, the French Constitutional Council ruled that the bill was
    unconstitutional.

    However, in July 2012, French President Francois Hollande confirmed
    plans for a new law criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide with
    representatives of the Armenian community.

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