Bill penalizing Armenian Genocide denial may be introduced in Dutch parliament

PanARMENIAN.Net - A bill penalizing the Armenian Genocide denial may be introduced in the Dutch parliament again by initiative of a Christian Union member. The legislation also calls for criminal punishment for denial of the Holocaust and Rwandan Genocide.



Some members of the ruling coalition as well as D66 party remarkable for its pro-Turkish stance oppose the bill. The D66 party was even renamed by the population into T66 party, where T stands for Turkey.



Christian Democrats and Socialists are likely to support the initiative, the Armenian Public Television reports.
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