Vardanian: Examinations Showed Safarov Not Mentally Diseased
As PanARMENIAN.Net reported earlier, the regular court session on the case of murder of Armenian officer Gurgen Margarian was held in Budapest December 15. As it was expected, second Azeri serviceman Anar Aliyev, who was taking the English course together with Ramil Safarov did not appear to give testimony. The defense explained that after falling out of a helicopter Anar Aliyev is losing his memory. "Anar Aliyev's first testimony was read and thereupon recognized as final," Armenian lawyer Nazeli Vardanian stated at a news conference in Yerevan today. According to A. Aliyev's testimony, there were no conflicts between the Armenian and Azeri servicemen during the course. Anar Aliyev noted that the Armenian servicemen attempted to greet the Azeris but received no answer, then they stopped greeting at all. During the court session the defense suggested Anar Aliyev gave testimony in Baku, however the proposal was rejected.
As for the forensic-psychological examinations, Nazeli Vardanian said the third expert was charged with the task to carry out comparative analysis of the conclusions submitted by the previous experts. However the third expert had exceeded his authority and held another forensic-psychological examination, which was later declared invalid by the court. Moreover when responding to the judge's questions the expert showed ignorance of the case and his attempts to ground his opinion came to grief. Nazeli Vardanian also said all of the three examinations showed Safarov is mentally healthy. The second and third experts assure that when committing the crime he was in "black-out" but not in insanity. However the first examination proved Safarov was sane before and after committing the murder. To note, the court decided on another examination, the results of which will be declared at the next session scheduled for March 7, 2006.
To remind, February 19, 2004 Armenian Armed Forces lieutenant Gurgen Margarian, who was taking an English course within NATO Partnership for Peace program was brutally hacked to death by Azeri officer Ramil Safarov. The latter was accused with Article 116.2 of the Hungarian Criminal Code, which provides for a punishment of 10-15 years of deprivation of liberty or life imprisonment.
As for the forensic-psychological examinations, Nazeli Vardanian said the third expert was charged with the task to carry out comparative analysis of the conclusions submitted by the previous experts. However the third expert had exceeded his authority and held another forensic-psychological examination, which was later declared invalid by the court. Moreover when responding to the judge's questions the expert showed ignorance of the case and his attempts to ground his opinion came to grief. Nazeli Vardanian also said all of the three examinations showed Safarov is mentally healthy. The second and third experts assure that when committing the crime he was in "black-out" but not in insanity. However the first examination proved Safarov was sane before and after committing the murder. To note, the court decided on another examination, the results of which will be declared at the next session scheduled for March 7, 2006.
To remind, February 19, 2004 Armenian Armed Forces lieutenant Gurgen Margarian, who was taking an English course within NATO Partnership for Peace program was brutally hacked to death by Azeri officer Ramil Safarov. The latter was accused with Article 116.2 of the Hungarian Criminal Code, which provides for a punishment of 10-15 years of deprivation of liberty or life imprisonment.
