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    US CONGRESSMAN APPALLED BY AZERBAIJANI DECISION TO PARDON MURDERER

    news.am
    September 06, 2012 | 22:36

    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Congressman David Cicilline issued a statement on
    Thursday criticizing the Government of Azerbaijan for its decision to
    pardon Ramil Safarov after he was convicted of murdering an Armenian
    lieutenant while attending a NATO-sponsored English-language course
    in Hungary.

    "Like many in Rhode Island's Armenian community, I was appalled to
    learn that Ramil Safarov received a full pardon, compensation, and
    a hero's welcome from Illham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan. Mr.

    Safarov was convicted of carrying out a brutal, premeditated crime
    for which he did not express a hint of remorse. And while Mr. Safarov
    is being celebrated in Azerbaijan today, there is no justice for
    his victim, Gurgen Markarian, or the friends and loved ones he left
    behind," the statement read.

    In addition, the congressman is concerned whether the Azerbaijani
    government is truly committed to developing a peaceful, nonviolent
    relationship with the people of Armenia. Its reckless recent actions
    do nothing to address these concerns.

    Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier that Ramil Safarov, a lieutenant
    in the Azerbaijani military, was extradited on August 31 from Hungary,
    where he was serving a life sentence - and with no expression of
    either regret or remorse - for the premeditated axe murder of Armenian
    lieutenant Gurgen Margaryan, in his sleep, during a NATO Partnership
    for Peace program in Budapest back in 2004.

    As expected, Ramil Safarov's return to Baku was welcomed, as was
    his act of murder, by the officials of Azerbaijani president's
    administration and much of Azerbaijani society, and the Azerbaijani
    president immediately granted him a pardon.

    Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan announced on August 31 that Armenia
    is suspending its diplomatic ties with Hungary.




    From: A. Papazian
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