MORALITY ON THE LIBRA OF THE HUNGARIAN THEMIS
Tuesday, 25 September 2012 12:36
Hungary’s decision to extradite to his homeland Ramil Safarov, who
hacked to death Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan in February 2004
in Budapest, and his immediate pardon by the Azerbaijani President
draw a wide response not only in the Armenian society. It is clear,
as it seemed impossible that the EU member-state, which, to its credit,
impeccably conducted the trial and sentenced the killer to the maximum
punishment – life imprisonment, could disavow its own decision and
extradite Safarov to Azerbaijan. But, alas, it happened.
In this situation, perhaps, you can talk about a crisis in both
countries – legal in Hungary and moral in Azerbaijan, though, I
confess, the moral component is certainly present in the first case
as well. I must note that immediately after the commitment of this
monstrous crime the Azerbaijani party tried to achieve the sentence’s
softening and then Safarov’s extradition, but every time it failed.
Hungary, demonstrating its commitment to the norms of international
law and its national legislation, swept aside any similar attempts
by Azerbaijan during the previous years. And suddenly… What could
force Hungary to change its own principles and radically revise its
former perfect position? And the reason, as it turned out, is as old
as the world.
Still before Safarov’s extradition, one of the Hungarian sites reported
that Azerbaijan was going to conclude a deal with Hungary on purchasing
its government bonds at 3.2 billion Euros with a maturity of 2-3
years. Apparently, Baku, convinced of the futility of the multi-year
diplomatic-legal attempts on releasing the “Budapest prisoner”, decided
to resort to its favorite and tested method – frank fraud and bribery.
Judging by the fact that Safarov is already in his homeland, it can
be concluded that the deal is likely to have taken place. Though the
Hungarian officials reject this. In other words, a banal bargaining,
even if political, took place there – the killer of the Armenian
officer was sold for Azerbaijani loans. The killer can be happy – he,
a pathetic and cowardly bastard, who can place an ax over a sleeping
man and who doesn’t cost a penny just because of this, was estimated
in billions. The committed deal is nothing but a hidden bribe, and in
these conditions one can speak about the corruption of the Hungarian
justice system and erosion of law in this country.
Considering the above mentioned, the decision of the Armenian President
to suspend the diplomatic relations with Hungary is quite true. We
think Armenia could also apply to the international court for legal
qualification and determination of the legality of Hungary’s and
Azerbaijan’s actions on extradition and pardon of the killer who was
sentenced to life imprisonment. International law does not provide
any possibility for the extradition of a criminal who committed the
gravest of crimes. Although the Hungarian Foreign Ministry sent a
protest note to Azerbaijan in connection with the violation of the
agreements achieved and with Safarov’s pardon, this does not free
it from the responsibility. Budapest had to know that violation of
agreements is normal behavior for Azerbaijan and it cannot be trusted.
As for Azerbaijan itself, the reaction of its society to the decision
of the Hungarian authorities and their President reaffirmed the
obvious truth – this society is desperately ill. It is ill with the
hatred towards Armenians, which is raised to the rank of state policy.
In this country, devaluation of morality has taken place and quite
a different scale of moral values is acting there. Raising to
the pedestal ordinary murderer Safarov, who immediately after the
commission of the monstrous crimes was declared a national hero
in Azerbaijan, and who, even according to the officials, should
be followed by the Azerbaijani youth, is another confirmation of
the diagnosis. Let us remember the glorification of the killers of
peaceful Armenians in Sumgait nearly a quarter century ago. Hatred
and enmity towards the Armenian people have been cultivated in this
country for a long time, and it is this moral (or rather – immoral)
atmosphere that creates criminals like Safarov. Safarov is not a hero,
but a victim of the official Azerbaijani propaganda machine, the goal
of which is to issue, like from an assembly line, similar killers.
Each country is worthy of its own heroes, and the heroes are worthy
of their own country. In Azerbaijan, all signs of moral degradation
of the state and society are obvious, and if there are no people who
would realize that safarovs are not the country’s pride, but its shame,
so one can only pity this nation. A state, which advocates racism,
threatens its own future
Hungarian Themis has served a dangerous service to Azerbaijan. It
put morality and self-interest on the scale, and the latter,
unfortunately, outweighed. The adopted resolution can actually become
a peculiar incentive for Azerbaijanis to commit further crimes against
Armenians in hope of the omnipotence of their own authorities and moral
inferiority of the officials of third countries, which exchanged the
democratic values â~@~Kâ~@~K- human rights, morality and humanity –
for thirty pieces of silver. There is already a precedent, and it can
lead to a “Budapest recurrence “, the responsibility for which will
be borne by Hungary as a country, which could not resist the lure of
petrodollars and the promises of genocidal Azerbaijan.
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