Objections increasing against French senate's decision on Armenian bill

PARIS (A.A) - January 25, 2012 - Objections are increasing in France against the bill, which criminalizes the denial of Armenian allegations on 1915 incidents and was recently adopted by French Senate. French parliamentarians have launched an initiative on Tuesday to apply to Constitutional Court in order to object the bill. The European Democratic & Social Rally (RDSE), which has 16 seats at French Senate, declared that it would fully support the appeal to Constitutional Court. RDSE stated that the bill was against the 34th article of Constitution. Meanwhile, four parliamentarians of the ruling UMP party said that they would support the initiative to apply to the Constitutional Court. Also a group of senators from Socialist Party is getting prepared to object the bill and support the initiative. According to French Constitution, 60 parliamentarians or senators have the right to apply to Constitutional Court about a bill adopted at Parliament within a month. French Senate on Monday adopted a bill that criminalizes the denial of Armenian allegations pertaining to the incidents of 1915. The bill was adopted by a vote of 127 against 86. With the adoption of the Armenian bill at the French Senate, the denial of Armenian allegations regarding the incidents of 1915 would be penalized with a prison term of one year and a monetary fine of 45,000 euros in France.