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EU OFFICE HEAD IN AZERBAIJAN COMMENTED ON EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT BILL ON SAFAROV EXTRADITION
ARMENPRESS
25 September, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 25, ARMENPRESS: The Head of the European Union
Representative Office in Azerbaijan, the Ambassador Roland Kobia
"commented" on the extradition of Ramil Safarov to Azerbaijan and
the bill of the European Parliament condemning Safarov becoming a
"national hero".
As reported by Armenpress, quoting haqqin.az information website,
the Ambassador announced to the journalists that the European
Parliament, being an absolutely independent organization, had the
right to express its opinion on any issue. "Sometimes we share the
opinion of the European Parliament, sometimes we do not. The case
on Ramil Safarov is in past now and we should look to the future", -
said Roland Kobia, avoiding to give any evaluation about the shameful
deal between Azerbaijan and Hungary connected with Ramil Safarov.
On February 19 2004 in Budapest Azerbaijani assassin Ramil Safarov,
who axe-murdered Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan while sleeping,
when they were participating in NATO English Language Courses in
the capital of Hungary, was sentenced to life imprisonment without
right to be pardoned for 30 years. On August 31 2012 Safarov was
extradited from Hungary to Azerbaijan and was pardoned by the President
Ilham Aliyev. The murderer was advanced to mayor, provided with an
apartment and given national hero and compensated for the 8 years of
the imprisonment in Hungary.
ARMENPRESS
25 September, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 25, ARMENPRESS: The Head of the European Union
Representative Office in Azerbaijan, the Ambassador Roland Kobia
"commented" on the extradition of Ramil Safarov to Azerbaijan and
the bill of the European Parliament condemning Safarov becoming a
"national hero".
As reported by Armenpress, quoting haqqin.az information website,
the Ambassador announced to the journalists that the European
Parliament, being an absolutely independent organization, had the
right to express its opinion on any issue. "Sometimes we share the
opinion of the European Parliament, sometimes we do not. The case
on Ramil Safarov is in past now and we should look to the future", -
said Roland Kobia, avoiding to give any evaluation about the shameful
deal between Azerbaijan and Hungary connected with Ramil Safarov.
On February 19 2004 in Budapest Azerbaijani assassin Ramil Safarov,
who axe-murdered Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan while sleeping,
when they were participating in NATO English Language Courses in
the capital of Hungary, was sentenced to life imprisonment without
right to be pardoned for 30 years. On August 31 2012 Safarov was
extradited from Hungary to Azerbaijan and was pardoned by the President
Ilham Aliyev. The murderer was advanced to mayor, provided with an
apartment and given national hero and compensated for the 8 years of
the imprisonment in Hungary.