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Sept 2 2012
Hungarian government reacts to Azerbaijani officer's release
Azerbaijan, Baku, Sep. 3 /Trend/
Hungary's government condemned Azerbaijan on Sunday over the release
of a military officer who was earlier extradited to his home country
by Hungarian authorities, Dow Jones reported.
Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov, who was convicted in Hungary,
returned on Friday to Azerbaijan. The same day, under the order of the
head of state, he was pardoned.
Ramil Safarov was born on August 25, 1977 in Jabrail region of
Azerbaijan. Safarov, 34, who participated in NATO exercises in 2004 in
Hungary, was charged with the murder of the Armenian officer Gurgen
Margaryan, who insulted the Azerbaijani flag. By the verdict of the
Budapest court, Safarov was sentenced to life imprisonment without the
right of pardon during 30 years.
Earlier, the Head of the Department on Work with Law-Enforcement
Agencies of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Fuad Alasgarov
told local media that Safarov was pardoned in line with the
Constitution and laws of Azerbaijan, and the European Convention on
the Transfer of Sentenced Persons." The Convention provides that each
Party may grant pardon, amnesty or commutation of the sentence in
accordance with its Constitution or other laws," Alasgarov said.
Sept 2 2012
Hungarian government reacts to Azerbaijani officer's release
Azerbaijan, Baku, Sep. 3 /Trend/
Hungary's government condemned Azerbaijan on Sunday over the release
of a military officer who was earlier extradited to his home country
by Hungarian authorities, Dow Jones reported.
Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov, who was convicted in Hungary,
returned on Friday to Azerbaijan. The same day, under the order of the
head of state, he was pardoned.
Ramil Safarov was born on August 25, 1977 in Jabrail region of
Azerbaijan. Safarov, 34, who participated in NATO exercises in 2004 in
Hungary, was charged with the murder of the Armenian officer Gurgen
Margaryan, who insulted the Azerbaijani flag. By the verdict of the
Budapest court, Safarov was sentenced to life imprisonment without the
right of pardon during 30 years.
Earlier, the Head of the Department on Work with Law-Enforcement
Agencies of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Fuad Alasgarov
told local media that Safarov was pardoned in line with the
Constitution and laws of Azerbaijan, and the European Convention on
the Transfer of Sentenced Persons." The Convention provides that each
Party may grant pardon, amnesty or commutation of the sentence in
accordance with its Constitution or other laws," Alasgarov said.