  Azerbaijani President had no legal right to pardon Safarov – expert August 31, 2012 - 17:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev did not possess any legal right to pardon the Armenian officer’s murderer Ramil Safarov, an Azeri expert says. According to professor Khanlar Alikperov, whose comments appeared on Contact.az website, in compliance with the article 82.3 of Azerbaijan’s criminal code, life sentence can be replaced by a 25-year prison term only. “Thus, President Aliyev did not have the right to pardon a person who had been sentenced to life. The best what he could do for the convict is to cut the service term to 25 years,” Alikperov says.   Gurgen Margaryan On February 19, 2004, Lieutenant of the Armenian Armed Forces Gurgen Margaryan, 26, was hacked to death, while asleep, by a fellow Azerbaijani participant, lieutenant Ramil Safarov, in Budapest during a three-month English language course in the framework of Partnership for Peace NATO-sponsored program. In accordance with Budapest District Court sentence dated April 13, 2006, Ramil Safarov was life imprisoned for murdering the Armenian officer. Partner news  Top stories “The above mentioned NGOs’ participation in the forum is only possible as a part of Azerbaijani delegation,” ANP said. The military academy will be named after legendary commanders of Armenian origin Alexander Suvorov and Valerian Mandatov. French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure said the co-chairs are not planning a visit to Nagorno Karabakh. Last month, renowned Turkish pianist Fazıl Say was also handed a suspended 10-month prison sentence for blasphemy.   Partner news |  Latest news Suicide bomber kills 3 in northwestern Pakistan  Haji Hayatullah was not harmed in the attack in Peshawar city because he was in a nearby mosque attending Friday prayers.Platini stresses need to protect football, its values "The quality of the football is exceptional – better than ever – and the results are following close behind," UEFA President said.Iran denies it has forces supporting Assad in Syria "The true enemies of Syria make up these accusations to provoke the people of this country," Abbas Araqchi said.Deputy PM says Russian shipbuilding program at risk “We are planning to sink, and have already sunk big money into shipbuilding but I can’t see any payoff yet,” Rogozin said. |
