October 12 the first protest action was held in front of the French Embassy in Baku. However, police dispersed the unsanctioned rally, a few persons were detained. In the words of a representative of the Azeri Ministry of Internal Affairs, the decision to enhance the security of the French diplomatic mission and its officers is due to the French National Assembly adopting a bill, providing for criminal punishment for denial of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey, reports Day.az.