Former French lawmaker, Mayor of Bouc-Bel-Air Richard Mallié has urged President Francois Hollande to sign the law on criminalization of denial of Armenian Genocide adopted by the French Senate on 14 October as soon as possible, Nouvelles d’Armenie reported.
Mayor of Bouc-Bel-Air made congratulatory message to representatives of the Armenian community of France and all fighters against denial policy.
It should be noted that Richard Mallié has been promoting adoption of various bills on criminalization of the Armenian Genocide denial since 2005.
As Armenian News – NEWS.am reported earlier, the French Senate adopted a bill criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide on October 14.
At least 156 lawmakers voted for updated version of the law on “Nationality and Freedom”, 146 were against.