  Hungary’s Socialists demand access to classified Safarov docs September 7, 2012 - 19:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Hungary’s opposition Socialist Party has asked the justice minister to grant access to documents connected with the Hungarian decision to extradite the Azeri assassin Ramil Safarov convicted for killing an Armenian officer in Budapest, Politics.hu reported. Socialist lawmaker Gergely Barandy told a press conference that a review of the documents made in preparation of that decision could help clarify who and to what extent was responsible for Safarov’s transfer. Safarov was repatriated last week, and was pardoned and released by the Azeri authorities on arrival in his home country, unleashing a diplomatic storm, with Armenia suspending diplomatic ties with Hungary. “There seems a strong chance that the prime minister of Hungary let loose a criminal serving a life sentence for murder in the hope of material gain,” the Socialist politician said, referring to reports that the decision was tied to economic interests between the two countries. Barandy said “the public needs more than assumptions”, calling for non-classified documents to be made public; he urged to grant lawmakers access to the related classified information.   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 Azerbaijan fired over 1000 shots from various caliber weapons towards Karabakh positions, NKR defense army’s press service said. President Sahakyan stressed the combat readiness of Artsakh defense among key factors in the country’s security and state building. “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.   Partner news |  Latest news Israeli security expert says Syrian hacker attack foiled  Israel refuses to comment on the strike but officials at the time said Iranian missiles set for Hezbollah were hit.Gyumri to host Europe Day celebrations The celebrations will feature a small information fair, with EU project representatives to brief the visitors on the initiatives launched.1st Armenian interactive fairy tale available for iPhone/iPod Touch The tale sparked great interest in Diaspora. Such projects, namely interactive version of “Alice in Wonderland”, are popular abroad.Expert says Russian FM’s remarks in context of Madrid Principles No decisive developments will follow the meeting between Russian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, David Jamalyan said. |
