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SAFAROV'S AT HOME, WHERE IS ARMENIA?
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments27256.html
Published: 17:20:19 - 31/08/2012
Hungary has extradited murderer Ramil Safarov to Azerbaijan and
Azerbaijan has granted him pardon. Perhaps everyone remembers well,
including the relevant Hungarian government agencies, that Safarov
hacked to death the Armenian army officer Gurgen Margaryan and was
sentenced for life by the Hungarian court.
Now Safarov is at large. Soon he will be covered with heroic shroud.
Now one wonders where Armenia is. Where is the state, the government
agencies, the foreign ministry, the national security service, the
ministry of defense, the national security council, the embassy,
and all the others? Where was Armenia when Hungary and Azerbaijan
agreed on Safarov's extradition?
The human rights activist Larissa Alaverdyan and lawyer Nazeli
Vardanyan alarmed the issue on the eve. It turns out to be too
late though.
Meanwhile, the Republic of Armenia should have alarmed everyone a
long time ago. The state should have been aware of this.
The state should have all the possible means of learning about it,
as well as the abilities and skills required for that. Apart from
looking for business partners for ambassadors and other officials
our embassies should sometimes deal with national issues, gather
information about developments in those countries, especially when
they concern Armenia and the citizens of Armenia as well.
Apart from counting the profit of his brandy company the head of the
National Security Council should also follow developments relating
to Armenia, get information and bring up the issue through the council.
Apart from deporting Assyrian children who fled from the war in Syria
from the air gates of Armenia and controlling opposition's offices
and dens of dissidence the National Security Service should handle
developments relating to Armenia that take place outside Armenia.
The Ministry of Defense should also be aware of Safarov's release
instead of meaningless social activities of patriotic nature.
It is not hard to imagine what the situation would be had say an
Israeli military officer been killed. Perhaps the murderer would
not even survive till his trial and conviction, let alone travel to
Azerbaijan. He would be done in to show that it is dangerous to play
with the life of Israeli soldiers.
Ramil Safarov should have bidden farewell to life before he would
appear before court or in jail or on the way to Azerbaijan. That
would be a matter of dignity for the Republic of Armenia, as well as
a specific political issue - the issue of the political importance
of Armenia. So far these issues get a miserable response.
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments27256.html
Published: 17:20:19 - 31/08/2012
Hungary has extradited murderer Ramil Safarov to Azerbaijan and
Azerbaijan has granted him pardon. Perhaps everyone remembers well,
including the relevant Hungarian government agencies, that Safarov
hacked to death the Armenian army officer Gurgen Margaryan and was
sentenced for life by the Hungarian court.
Now Safarov is at large. Soon he will be covered with heroic shroud.
Now one wonders where Armenia is. Where is the state, the government
agencies, the foreign ministry, the national security service, the
ministry of defense, the national security council, the embassy,
and all the others? Where was Armenia when Hungary and Azerbaijan
agreed on Safarov's extradition?
The human rights activist Larissa Alaverdyan and lawyer Nazeli
Vardanyan alarmed the issue on the eve. It turns out to be too
late though.
Meanwhile, the Republic of Armenia should have alarmed everyone a
long time ago. The state should have been aware of this.
The state should have all the possible means of learning about it,
as well as the abilities and skills required for that. Apart from
looking for business partners for ambassadors and other officials
our embassies should sometimes deal with national issues, gather
information about developments in those countries, especially when
they concern Armenia and the citizens of Armenia as well.
Apart from counting the profit of his brandy company the head of the
National Security Council should also follow developments relating
to Armenia, get information and bring up the issue through the council.
Apart from deporting Assyrian children who fled from the war in Syria
from the air gates of Armenia and controlling opposition's offices
and dens of dissidence the National Security Service should handle
developments relating to Armenia that take place outside Armenia.
The Ministry of Defense should also be aware of Safarov's release
instead of meaningless social activities of patriotic nature.
It is not hard to imagine what the situation would be had say an
Israeli military officer been killed. Perhaps the murderer would
not even survive till his trial and conviction, let alone travel to
Azerbaijan. He would be done in to show that it is dangerous to play
with the life of Israeli soldiers.
Ramil Safarov should have bidden farewell to life before he would
appear before court or in jail or on the way to Azerbaijan. That
would be a matter of dignity for the Republic of Armenia, as well as
a specific political issue - the issue of the political importance
of Armenia. So far these issues get a miserable response.