ARMENIAN VICE-FM: AZERI SOCIETY DEEMS GLORIFICATION OF KILLERS NORMAL
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 23, 2012 – 17:31 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – Extradition of Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan’s
axe-killer Ramil Safarov disclosed a number of circumstances that
will urge for coordination in Nagorno Karabakh conflict talks, Deputy
Foreign Minister said.
Asked by a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter as to how “Safarov case” may affect
the negotiation process, Zohrab Mnatsakanian noted that Armenia holds
commitment to peaceful settlement of Karabakh problem.
“This expresses our commitment to peace and regional stability,”
he said.
Deputy minister noted with regret that Azerbaijani society deems
giving a hero’s welcome to a a murderer natural, voicing confidence
that the latter is imposed by the country’s ruling system.
Ramil Safarov, the Azerbaijani army officer who was serving a life
sentence in Hungary for axing to death Armenian Lt. Gurgen Margaryan,
was extradited to Azerbaijan and pardoned by Azerbaijani President
Ilham Aliyev.
Official Yerevan reacted by suspending diplomatic ties with Hungary.
Hungary, however, states that it had sent Safarov back to Azerbaijan
after receiving assurances from the Azerbaijani Justice Ministry that
Safarov’s sentence, which included the possibility of parole after
25 years, would be enforced.
According to some reports, Safarov was extradited to Azerbaijan in
exchange for Azeri purchase of Hungarian securities worth Euro 2-3
billion, an information official Budapest denies.
“Hungarian prime minister is “morally bankrupt” and should resign
after admitting that he personally approved the transfer of the Azeri
axe murderer while knowing the likely consequences,” the leader of
the opposition Socialists said earlier.
Attila Mesterhazy said it was clear from Orban’s comments at a news
conference on September 11 that he had been aware that Azerbaijan
would release the life-sentenced Ramil Safarov after his repatriation.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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