Philippe Kaltenbach, Senator of Hauts-de-Seine, wrote to Jean-Louis Debré President of the Constitutional Council:

“Mr. President

The press has recently reported a correspondence between Mr. Yasar Yakis, former Turkish Foreign Minister and Mr Hubert Haenel member of the Constitutional Council, as part of the review by the Constitutional Council in February 2012 the proposal law to punish denial of the genocides recognized by law.

The Republic of Turkey to the authorities yet still openly displayed their hostility to the adoption by France of a legal vehicle to punish denial of the Armenian genocide of 1915, which the State continues to deny reality.

You will easily agree that such exchanges seriously violate the principle of independence that must guide the work of those who have the honor of ensuring compliance with our constitution. Their content further reveals that the secret of the decision of your Court would have been a violation since Mr. Haenel had informed Mr. Yakis nature of it before its official publication.

Also, I would be grateful if you would kindly inform me whether the match is confirmed, the measures taken by the Constitutional Council to ensure the independence of its members and the secret of decisions.

Thank you in advance for the attention you will bring to my approach and beg you to believe, Mr. President, the assurances of my highest consideration. “

Paris January 7