NA speaker briefs European parliament heads on Safarov pardon

Armenian NA speaker briefs European parliament heads on Safarov pardon

September 22, 2012 – 18:21 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenian Parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamyan
delivered a speech on September 21 at European Conference of
Presidents of Parliaments held under the auspices of PACE.

In his speech he attached great importance to extradition and pardon
of Azerbaijani murderer Ramil Safarov, voicing concerns over policy of
intolerance and racism pursued in the territory of the Council of
Europe.

`An unprecedented incident was recorded recently, with Azerbaijani
assassin Safarov extradited to Azerbaijan, pardoned and given a hero’s
welcome in his homeland.

Justification of such crimes began developing with a new scale, even
following the whole civilized world’s condemnation of the occurrence.

Manifestations of racism and xenophobia may set a precedent, with
absence of effective struggle against them posing a threat to Europe,’
Armenian National assembly speaker said.