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    SARKOZY ORDERS DRAFTING OF NEW ARMENIAN GENOCIDE LAW

    Expatica France
    http://www.expatica.com/fr/news/french-news/sarkozy-orders-drafting-of-new-armenian-genocide-law_211370.html
    Feb 28 2012

    President Nicolas Sarkozy ordered his government to draft a new law
    punishing denial of the Armenian genocide Tuesday after France's top
    court struck down a previous bill.

    France's Constitutional Court earlier Tuesday ruled that the law,
    backed by Sarkozy, was unconstitutional as it infringed on freedom
    of expression.

    In a statement, Sarkozy's office said: "He has ordered the government
    to prepare a new draft, taking into account the Constitutional
    Council's decision."

    Sarkozy noted "the great disappointment and profound sadness of all
    those who welcomed with hope and gratitude the adoption of this law
    aimed at providing protection against revisionism."

    Genocide denial "is intolerable and so must be punished," the statement
    said, adding that Sarkozy would soon be meeting with representatives
    of the Armenian community in France.

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