{"id":827,"date":"2012-01-24T16:10:35","date_gmt":"2012-01-24T12:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barevarmenia.com\/travelblog\/?p=827"},"modified":"2013-02-05T21:40:22","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T17:40:22","slug":"french-senate-passed-genocide-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barevarmenia.com\/travelblog\/french-senate-passed-genocide-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"French Senate passed Armenian Genocide bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"french<\/a>The French Senate passed the bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide with 127 votes for and 86 against.<\/p>\n

The executive body voted for the bill whereas the Law Committee of the Senate voted against. The discussion lasted about 7, 5 hours during which senators made speech speaking for and against the bill. However, none of them denied the fact of the Armenian Genocide<\/a><\/strong> which was officially recognized by France in 2001.<\/p>\n

The bill will be put into effect after it is ratified by the French President.<\/p>\n

On December 23, 2011, French National Assembly passed a bill criminalizing public denial of the Armenian Genocide. The bill immediately sparked uproar in Ankara and Paris. The bill will impose a 45,000 euro fine and a year in prison for anyone in France who denies this crime against humanity committed by the Ottoman Empire.<\/p>\n

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