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.