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Mediamax, Armenia
Sept 1 2012
MFA: Armenia already notified Hungary about the decision to suspend
diplomatic relations
Yerevan/Mediamax/. Armenian MFA stated it has already notified Hungary
about the decision to suspend diplomatic relations.
The statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia reads this.
`On 31 August, 2012 the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice
of Hungary has announced about its authorization to transfer Ramil
Sahib Safarov, an Azerbaijani national imprisoned in Hungary since 19
February 2004, sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Gurgen
Margaryan, an Armenian national, to Azerbaijan. In adopting such
decision, the Ministry referred to the Strasburg Convention on the
Transfer of Sentenced Persons.
The transfer of Ramil Sahib Safarov has been executed without delay.
Furthermore, President of Azerbaijan has issued a decree granting
pardon to Ramil Sahib Safarov, who already enjoys freedom in
Azerbaijan.
Ramil Sahib Safarov has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the
Courts of Hungary for committing an act of murder against Gurgen
Margaryan, an Armenian national. Both Safarov and Margaryan have been
visiting Budapest to participate in a NATO PfP language training
course. While the Government of Hungary as the host state, has failed
to ensure the security of the Armenian participant at an international
event on its territory, its law enforcement institutions and Courts
have acted promptly to bring the perpetrator to justice.
The Government of Hungary has been informed on numerous occasions by
the authorities of Armenia about the environment of glorification and
justification of the murderous act of Ramil Sahib Safarov, cultivated
in Azerbaijan at official level, including the level of President of
Azerbaijan. The Government of Hungary could not have failed to note
the numerous public statements of the Azerbaijani officials at
different levels to this effect, which should have been sufficient
grounds for the doubt about the continuation of the enforcement of the
sentence in Azerbaijan. Therefore, the Government of Hungary should
have foreseen the implications of its decision to transfer Ramil Sahib
Safarov, which effectively resulted in the termination of serving
justice by a perpetrator of a murderous act. The Government of Hungary
therefore shares moral responsibility for sponsoring a grave criminal
act.
The Government of Hungary, at different levels, including the highest,
have consistently and up until the last moment assured the Government
of Armenia that it will not take any steps whatsoever, which would
result in the termination of serving justice by the perpetrator of a
heinous murder and explicitly excluded any option for the execution of
the transfer. The manner, in which the Government of Hungary has acted
in respect of this matter, is also a cause for a deep regret.
Armenia considers the above decision of the Government of Hungary as
an unfriendly act, undermining the good co-operative relations between
Armenia and Hungary. Today the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia
notified the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary about the decision
of the Government of Armenia to suspend diplomatic relations between
the two states', the statement says.
Sept 1 2012
MFA: Armenia already notified Hungary about the decision to suspend
diplomatic relations
Yerevan/Mediamax/. Armenian MFA stated it has already notified Hungary
about the decision to suspend diplomatic relations.
The statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia reads this.
`On 31 August, 2012 the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice
of Hungary has announced about its authorization to transfer Ramil
Sahib Safarov, an Azerbaijani national imprisoned in Hungary since 19
February 2004, sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Gurgen
Margaryan, an Armenian national, to Azerbaijan. In adopting such
decision, the Ministry referred to the Strasburg Convention on the
Transfer of Sentenced Persons.
The transfer of Ramil Sahib Safarov has been executed without delay.
Furthermore, President of Azerbaijan has issued a decree granting
pardon to Ramil Sahib Safarov, who already enjoys freedom in
Azerbaijan.
Ramil Sahib Safarov has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the
Courts of Hungary for committing an act of murder against Gurgen
Margaryan, an Armenian national. Both Safarov and Margaryan have been
visiting Budapest to participate in a NATO PfP language training
course. While the Government of Hungary as the host state, has failed
to ensure the security of the Armenian participant at an international
event on its territory, its law enforcement institutions and Courts
have acted promptly to bring the perpetrator to justice.
The Government of Hungary has been informed on numerous occasions by
the authorities of Armenia about the environment of glorification and
justification of the murderous act of Ramil Sahib Safarov, cultivated
in Azerbaijan at official level, including the level of President of
Azerbaijan. The Government of Hungary could not have failed to note
the numerous public statements of the Azerbaijani officials at
different levels to this effect, which should have been sufficient
grounds for the doubt about the continuation of the enforcement of the
sentence in Azerbaijan. Therefore, the Government of Hungary should
have foreseen the implications of its decision to transfer Ramil Sahib
Safarov, which effectively resulted in the termination of serving
justice by a perpetrator of a murderous act. The Government of Hungary
therefore shares moral responsibility for sponsoring a grave criminal
act.
The Government of Hungary, at different levels, including the highest,
have consistently and up until the last moment assured the Government
of Armenia that it will not take any steps whatsoever, which would
result in the termination of serving justice by the perpetrator of a
heinous murder and explicitly excluded any option for the execution of
the transfer. The manner, in which the Government of Hungary has acted
in respect of this matter, is also a cause for a deep regret.
Armenia considers the above decision of the Government of Hungary as
an unfriendly act, undermining the good co-operative relations between
Armenia and Hungary. Today the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia
notified the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary about the decision
of the Government of Armenia to suspend diplomatic relations between
the two states', the statement says.