  Hungary’s Armenians demand prosecution for Safarov extradition officials September 14, 2012 - 21:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Autonomy of Hungary issued a statement urging to prosecute those responsible for extradition of Azeri criminal Ramil Safarov convicted for axe-murdering an Armenian officer in Budapest. In its statement, the organization expressed regret over the frozen Armenia-Hungary ties. The Autonomy, however, slammed Hungarian authorities’ decision to extradite the murderer, yielding to Azeri pressure, also pointing out the violation of the 983 Strasbourg convention. The organization further urged to prosecute those responsible for Safarov extradition, condemning Baku’s heroization of a criminal. In conclusion, the Autonomy called on the international community to recognize Artsakh independence.   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 17 Pakistani children burnt to death as school bus explodes  Many vehicles in energy-starved Pakistan are powered by relatively cheap compressed natural gas and cylinder blasts are common.Radiation leak reported after incident at Japanese lab Researchers and others who were engaged in experiments and other work at the laboratory may have been exposed to radiation.Islamist group Boko Haram camps destroyed in Nigeria Some 2,000 soldiers were deployed to the region last week, in the biggest campaign to date against Boko Haram.U.S. says Syria conflict threatens Lebanon’s stability Syria has been locked in an increasingly bloody civil war since demonstrations broke out against the Assad regime in March 2011. |
