August 22, 2014 - 17:22 AMT
Greek parliament to discuss criminalization of Genocide denial

Greek parliament will discuss a bill criminalizing denial of the genocides of Pontic Greeks, Armenians and those in Asia Minor at an August 26-27 sitting, Minister of Justice Charalampos Athanassiou said.

“The final edition of the law will criminalize denial of the genocides recognized by the Greek parliament, as well as Greek and international laws,” Hurriyet quoted the official as saying.