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Armenia Criminalizes Direct And Public Incitement Of Genocide

The National Assembly of Armenia with 121 votes in favor passed the rule of criminalizing "the direct and public incitement of genocide", "Armenpress" reports.

The law envisages up to 10 years imprisonment for "directly and publicly inciting genocide".  Up to 14 years of imprisonment is envisaged if the crime is committed with conspiracy by a group of people or through mass media or computer systems. If an organized group has committed the crime by abusing official position the punishment is up to 20 years in prison.


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