Azeri officer’s murder trial starts in Hungary
ANS Radio, Baku
23 Nov 04
The trial in the case of Ramil Safarov, an officer of the Azerbaijani armed
forces, who is charged with killing [Armenian officer] Gurgen Markaryan
[on a NATO course] in Hungary on 19 February 2004, has just opened
in the Budapest city court. The ANS correspondent in Hungary, Parviz
Sultanov, will give us the latest details.
[Correspondent, by phone] We are at the court located at No 27,
San Marco Street where Ramil Safarov’s trial is currently being
held. There are a lot of people outside the court at the moment. Ramil
Safarov was brought to the court and he entered the courtroom a
few minutes ago. There were many journalists from Hungarian and
Armenian TV stations. Gurgen Markaryan’s father was also present in
the courtroom. The trial has already started. The court will look
into Safarov’s case and pass a relevant verdict on him.
From: Baghdasarian