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    FRANCE MAY ENACT A LAW CRIMINALIZING THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DENIAL

    10:44, 02 Feb 2015
    Siranush Ghazanchyan

    Co-ordination Council of Armenian Organizations of France (CCAF)
    Co-chairman Mourad Papazyan has said France may enact a law making
    denial of the rmenian genocide a crime if the European Court of Human
    Rights (ECtHR) finds in favor of Switzerland in the appeal of the
    case of Dogu Perincek v. Switzerland.

    The issue in the case was if calling the declaration of the mass
    killings of Armenians during Ottoman rule in 1915 a genocide "an
    international lie," as Perincek did, can constitute a criminal offense
    in Switzerland.

    Speaking to Today's Zaman, Papazyan also said the European court's
    expected decision in favor of Switzerland will pave the way toward
    punishing the denial of the 1915 events being genocide, as it is
    characterized by Armenians around the world.

    "We will first wait for the decision of the ECtHR. If the court's
    decision is positive, a law will be enacted in France prohibiting
    the denial of the Armenian genocide," Papazyan said, adding that he
    believes the ECtHR will decide in favor of Switzerland, which is of
    the same view as Armenia regarding the proceedings.

    Recalling French President Francois Hollande's statement saying a
    year ago in the Armenian capital of Yerevan that he will push for
    a new law that will make it a crime to deny the 1915 killings of
    Armenians was genocide, Papazyan said the Armenian community trusts
    the promise of the French president, as Hollande is quite sensitive
    about both Armenians and the Turkish-Armenian issue.

    Despite the strong opposition of Turkey to recognition of the 1915
    killings as genocide last year in Yerevan, Hollande called on the
    country to recognize the "Armenian genocide" and said the "recognition
    of genocide will unite, not divide."

    Hollande said he would bring the "genocide denial" bill to the
    national agenda, claiming that the denial is not an action, but an
    insult against "victims and reality." He said there are efforts around
    the world to recognize the mass killings as genocide and they cannot
    allow denial.

    President Hollande is scheduled to pay a visit to Yerevan on April
    24 to honor the Armenian victims of the 1915 killings.

    http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/02/02/france-may-enact-a-law-criminalizing-the-armenian-genocide-denial/




    From: A. Papazian
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