BAKU: Judge To Consider Ramil Safarov’s Appeal Determined

JUDGE TO CONSIDER RAMIL SAFAROV’S APPEAL DETERMINED

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Dec 20 2006

The appeal of Azerbaijani Army officer Ramil Safarov, accused of
murdering Armenian officer Gurgen Markaryan in Hungary and sentenced to
life will be considered on February 22, 2007 in the Court of Appeals
of Hungary, Azerbaijani embassy in Hungary told the APA.

The trial will be presided by Judge Karpaty Piroshki. The Azerbaijani
officer will be defended by Hungarian lawyer George Majar. Juridical
representatives of Ramil Safarov’s family are Azerbaijani lawyers
Ikram Shirinov and Elmar Kerimov. Both of the lawyers will leave for
Hungary, January 15, to meet with Ramil Safarov.