Serzh Sargsyan: "It was not a plain murder"

Serzh Sargsyan: “It was not a plain murder”

08:54 pm | August 31, 2012 | Politics

Serzh Sargsyan invited today a meeting of the RA National Security
Council. At the meeting discussed was the fact of the covert
extradition by the Hungarian authorities to Azerbaijan of the officer
of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces Ramil Safarov, who was serving his
sentence in prison for the vicious, hate murder in 2004 in Budapest of
the officer of the RA Army Gurgen Margarian and the measures to be
undertaken by Armenia under the current circumstances.

Later, Serzh Sargsyan will make a statement regarding the decision
adopted during the RA National Security Council at the emergency
consultations to be held in the Presidential Palace with the
participation of the Heads of the diplomatic missions of the UN member
states and international organizations accredited in Armenia.

Opening remarks by the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan at the
meeting of the RA National Security Council

“You already know what has happened: the brigand, who murdered Gurgen
Margarian, was returned by the Hungarian authorities to Azerbaijan and
President Aliev granted pardon to that murderer. We clearly will not
tolerate that and have to decide on our future steps.
First, it was explicit and has already been done – the RA Minister of
Defense and Chief of Staff have ordered special alert. It is a
necessary condition.
Second, Gorik Gurgenovich, (Head of the RA National Security Service)
I will see you in my office right after this meeting – I have a
special assignment for you.
Third, I want us to discuss the appropriateness of maintaining
diplomatic relations with Hungary.

Fourth, I believe, it would be right for the RA National Assembly to
convene a session and discuss this issue.
Next, I think as early as tomorrow letters must be sent to the leaders
of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair states. All our diplomatic structures
must receive corresponding instructions. I have already spoken to the
leaders of our traditional parties, and I trust our people abroad
ought to speak out on this too. The Hungarian authorities must realize
that it was a huge mistake. In fact, they cut a deal with the Azeri
authorities, and the commentaries of the Azerbaijani side that the
secret negotiations have been going on for almost a year and that the
issue was eventually solved during the Hungarian Prime Minister’s
official visit to Baku prove that there has been no decision of the
Minister of Justice but rather a coordinated action by the two
countries which cut a deal, agreed actions of their authorities. We
have to present an equivalent response.

It was not a plain murder; it was a hate crime on ethnic grounds,
which has been exonerated by the country which is a member to the
European Union. It’s a nasty thing.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress