  CoE Sec Gen condemns glorification of Azeri murderer September 5, 2012 - 10:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In a statement on Sept 4, the Council of Europe’s Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland said that murder - such as that committed by Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov – cannot be glorified. “Ramil Safarov was convicted for murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in Hungary. On August 31, he was transferred to Azerbaijan, and immediately pardoned. I do not want to comment on the legal proceedings, but I find it unacceptable that a convicted murderer is welcomed as a hero.” “I reject the prospect of a world whose moral code begins to fray, where respect for human dignity is denied. This is not the Europe that we should wish for future generations. I condemn such glorification of crime, and urge that we all work to uphold the respect for life, and our values as defended by the Council of Europe,” he said.   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 Bako Sahakyan signed a decree to award Ararat Avanesyan and Arthur Gasparyan with “For the Liberation of Shushi” medal. 200 ceasefire violations by the Azeri armed forces were reported at the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan. “There was a great deal of new and interesting research presented during the conference,” said ANC of Illinois activist Greg Bedian. The Turkish government aggressively pushed for Turkey's inclusion in Investment Partnership between the U.S. and EU.   Partner news |  Latest news Russia to scrap world’s largest nuke subs by 2018  Six Typhoon-class submarines entered service with the Soviet Navy in the 1980s, and remain the largest submarines ever built.Syrian, Hezbollah forces fighting rebels in key town of Qusair At least 31 fighters from the Hezbollah group, a staunch ally of President Assad, have been killed in the struggle for the town of Qusair.Syria’s Assad names negotiating team for peace talks According to an EU diplomat, Syria's opposition has already rejected some of the officials on the list because of their lack of influence.Deputy FM slams Azeri attempts to distort reality behind Karabakh conflict Shavarsh Kocharyan: Baku’s statements on unacceptability of a status quo in Karabakh conflict aim to prevent alteration of the status. |
