Dominant NA faction fails vote on amendments to RA Criminal Code  toughening punishment of Armenian Genocide denial 

ArmInfo.The ruling Civil Contract faction rejected the vote on amendments to the RA Criminal Code submitted by the opposition Armenia faction, which would have  toughened penalties for denial of the Armenian Genocide.

Only 26 parliamentarians voted in favor of the document, two  abstained, and 58 voted against.

As a reminder, the amendments proposed a new version of Article 136  of the RA Criminal Code.  Specifically, public denial, justification,  or downplaying of the Armenian Genocide would be punishable by a fine  of 100 to 300 minimum wages, or community service for 150 to 250  hours, or short-term imprisonment for one to two months, or  imprisonment for up to four years.