WCC condemns extradition of Azeri murderer by Hungary

WCC condemns extradition of Azeri murderer by Hungary

PanARMENIAN.Net - Secretary General of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit expressed indignation over the extradition of Azeri murderer Ramil Safarov by Hungary.

According to the Information Services of Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the WCC condemned all actions which violate peace and justice in the region.

Safarov, who was sentenced to life by a Hungarian court for the murder of Armenian office Gurgen Margaryan in February 2004, was extradited to Azerbaijan on Aug 31 and immediately pardoned by the country’s President Ilham Aliyev.

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