French genocide law 'unconstitutional', rules top court

[The Northerner]

A top French judicial body has ruled a law backed by President Nicolas Sarkozy making it illegal to deny the Armenian genocide as unconstitutional as it infringes on freedom of expression.

The bill, which covers the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I, was passed by both houses of the French parliament.

Turkey has welcomed the ruling by the Constitutional Council.

The legislation had strained relations between the two countries.

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[Nuclear Unicorn]

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