PARIS, OCTOBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. On October 12, the French National Assembly adopted a law on establishing punishment for denying the Armenian Genocide. The law was adopted with 106 in favor and 19 opposed votes. This was reported by Turkish media. According to the law, those denying the fact of the Armenian Genocide will be punished to imprisonment of one year and will be fined 45 thousand euros. The law should be approved at the Senate, then should be signed by President Jacques Chirac.

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