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FRANK PALLONE: 'I AM OUTRAGED BY THE RECKLESS ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT OF AZERBAIJAN'
Panorama.am
01/09/2012
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), co-chair of the Congressional
Armenian Issues Caucus, issued the following statement condemning the
Azerbaijani Government's pardon of Azerbaijani military officer Ramil
Safarov, who was sentenced to life in prison in Hungary for murdering
an Armenian officer in 2004. He was sent back to his homeland and
immediately pardoned and freed by Azerbaijan's president:
"I am outraged by the reckless actions taken by the government
of Azerbaijan in freeing Ramil Safarov, an Azerbaijani soldier who
brutally murdered an unarmed Armenian soldier during a NATO-sponsored
training program in Hungary. It is extremely egregious that the
President of Azerbaijan has issued a decree granting pardon to a
convicted murderer and has allowed him to walk free despite his
conviction.
"These are not the actions of a government that is dedicated to
justice and peace. Unfortunately, the actions taken by Azerbaijan
only further confirm their desire to facilitate and condone violence
against Armenia and its people.
"I believe that the United States government should stand in
solidarity with the Armenian government in condemning the actions of
the governments of Azerbaijan. Further, I call upon the Azerbaijani
government to acknowledge Ramil Safarov as a convicted murderer and
immediately take action commensurate with a democratic nation that
supports justice under the rule of law."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Panorama.am
01/09/2012
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), co-chair of the Congressional
Armenian Issues Caucus, issued the following statement condemning the
Azerbaijani Government's pardon of Azerbaijani military officer Ramil
Safarov, who was sentenced to life in prison in Hungary for murdering
an Armenian officer in 2004. He was sent back to his homeland and
immediately pardoned and freed by Azerbaijan's president:
"I am outraged by the reckless actions taken by the government
of Azerbaijan in freeing Ramil Safarov, an Azerbaijani soldier who
brutally murdered an unarmed Armenian soldier during a NATO-sponsored
training program in Hungary. It is extremely egregious that the
President of Azerbaijan has issued a decree granting pardon to a
convicted murderer and has allowed him to walk free despite his
conviction.
"These are not the actions of a government that is dedicated to
justice and peace. Unfortunately, the actions taken by Azerbaijan
only further confirm their desire to facilitate and condone violence
against Armenia and its people.
"I believe that the United States government should stand in
solidarity with the Armenian government in condemning the actions of
the governments of Azerbaijan. Further, I call upon the Azerbaijani
government to acknowledge Ramil Safarov as a convicted murderer and
immediately take action commensurate with a democratic nation that
supports justice under the rule of law."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress