French Senate adopts bill criminalizing Armenian Genocide denial

The Upper House (Senate) of the French Parliament adopted the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial through voting on October 14, Co-Chairman of the Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations of France Murad Papazian said. 156 MPs voted in favor of the bill, 146 were against.

“This is a really serious achievement, we have carried out huge works. Let’s remember that Turks have carried out a serious lobby, but the Senate voted in favor of the option of the bill that has been discussed in the National Assembly in summer. It means that the French Parliament completely adopted the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial”, he said. The French National Assembly has unanimously voted in favor of the bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide in July, submitted to the National Assembly by the French Government.