PARIS. – French lawyer Philippe Krikorian sent a message on the name of behalf of Bar Association of Marseille to the French President Nikolas Sarkozy asking to immediately promulgate the bill criminalizing denial of genocides, including the Armenian Genocide passed by the Senate on Monday. Opponents of the bill try to turn to the Constitutional Council to cancel the bill.

The lawyer stated that the author of the bill, UMP MP Valerie Boyer also has mentioned Krikorian on presenting her report and claimed he stands at the roots of the bill. Hence, Krikoryan wished the law to be called Boyer-Krikoryan. However, existence of the newly adopted bill is under threat.

Krikoryan turns to the French President calling to promulgate the bill immediately, passed by the French Parliament on Monday.

To note, the bill criminalizing denial of genocides has finally passed by the Parliament on Monday. In order the bill to become a law, President’s promulgation is necessary to be put in a 15-day period. At the same time, 60 MPs or Senators have the right to turn to the Constitutional Council and argue the constituency of the bill before the promulgation.