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ARMENIANS PROTEST HUNGARY'S EXTRADITION OF AXE MURDERER SEPTEMBER 07, 2012 01:18 AM
The Daily Star
Sept 7 2012
Lebanon
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: Youth members of Armenian political parties rallied Thursday
at the Hungarian Embassy in Beirut to protest against the extradition
from Budapest to Baku and subsequent pardoning of an Azerbaijani
soldier who axed an Armenian to death.
Youths from the Tashnag, Hunchag and Ramgavar parties participated in
the protest at the embassy in Sanayeh, while their parties' officials
met with the Hungarian ambassador and handed him a memo protesting
against his government's decision.
"The brutal murderer has been treated like a national hero since
returning to Azerbaijian. This is a blatant violation of international
justice and the rule of law in a clear case of homicide," the memo
read.
Protesters held aloft banners denouncing Hungary's decision, which
they said encourages Azerbaijani hatred of Armenians and violates
international law.
On Feb. 19, 2004, Azerbaijani army Lt. Ramil Safarov used an axe to
bludgeon to death Gurgen Margaryan, an officer in the Armenian army
who was asleep at the Budapest military academy where both men were
attending English-language courses organized by NATO.
Safarov was arrested and tried in a Hungarian court. In 2006, he was
sentenced to life in prison.
Safarov served eight years of his life sentence.
On Aug. 31, 2012, Safarov was extradited to Azerbaijan, where he
was greeted as a hero. He was pardoned by President Ilham Aliyev,
promoted to the rank of major and given a new apartment and money by
the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.
In 1988, in the waning days of the Soviet Union, fighting broke out
between Armenians and Azeris over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The fighting developed into a full-fledged war following the
independence of Armenia and Azerbaijan in 1990 and 1991, respectively,
and lasted until 1994. The two countries still do not have diplomatic
relations with each other.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Sep-07/187025-armenians-protest-hungarys-extradition-of-axe-murderer.ashx#axzz25kLgzyte
The Daily Star
Sept 7 2012
Lebanon
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: Youth members of Armenian political parties rallied Thursday
at the Hungarian Embassy in Beirut to protest against the extradition
from Budapest to Baku and subsequent pardoning of an Azerbaijani
soldier who axed an Armenian to death.
Youths from the Tashnag, Hunchag and Ramgavar parties participated in
the protest at the embassy in Sanayeh, while their parties' officials
met with the Hungarian ambassador and handed him a memo protesting
against his government's decision.
"The brutal murderer has been treated like a national hero since
returning to Azerbaijian. This is a blatant violation of international
justice and the rule of law in a clear case of homicide," the memo
read.
Protesters held aloft banners denouncing Hungary's decision, which
they said encourages Azerbaijani hatred of Armenians and violates
international law.
On Feb. 19, 2004, Azerbaijani army Lt. Ramil Safarov used an axe to
bludgeon to death Gurgen Margaryan, an officer in the Armenian army
who was asleep at the Budapest military academy where both men were
attending English-language courses organized by NATO.
Safarov was arrested and tried in a Hungarian court. In 2006, he was
sentenced to life in prison.
Safarov served eight years of his life sentence.
On Aug. 31, 2012, Safarov was extradited to Azerbaijan, where he
was greeted as a hero. He was pardoned by President Ilham Aliyev,
promoted to the rank of major and given a new apartment and money by
the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.
In 1988, in the waning days of the Soviet Union, fighting broke out
between Armenians and Azeris over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The fighting developed into a full-fledged war following the
independence of Armenia and Azerbaijan in 1990 and 1991, respectively,
and lasted until 1994. The two countries still do not have diplomatic
relations with each other.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Sep-07/187025-armenians-protest-hungarys-extradition-of-axe-murderer.ashx#axzz25kLgzyte