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AYF: HUNGARY DISREGARDED MORALITY IN EXCHANGE FOR AZERI PETRODOLLARS
PanARMENIAN.Net
September 3, 2012 - 15:49 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Youth Federation will protest against
the extradition and pardoning of an Azerbaijani soldier responsible
for brutally murdering an Armenian military officer 8 years ago during
NATO military exercises in Hungary.
The protest will take place on Thursday, September 6, at 3pm at the
Azerbaijani and Hungarian Consulates in Los Angeles, California.
"The Armenian Youth Federation, Western Region expresses its outrage
with the immoral and irresponsible decision of the Hungarian Government
to extradite a cold-blooded murderer, Ramil Safarov, responsible for
the axing of an Armenian Army lieutenant, Gurgen Margaryan in Budapest
on February 19, 2004. We strongly condemn the hate-driven actions of
the Azeri Government, which not only pardoned this criminal but also
gave him a hero's welcome.
In 2006, the Hungarian court found Safarov guilty of murdering Lt.
Margaryan and sentenced him to life imprisonment without the
possibility of parole. His immediate release, justified by the
Hungarian Government by references to the 1983 Strasbourg Convention
on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, has allowed the murderer to
escape just punishment and instead be treated as a national hero
in Azerbaijan.
Officials in Budapest could not have been unaware of the fact that
the above mentioned Convention contains a clause which allows the
receiving country to issue pardons to transferred prisoners. Given
the circumstances, it becomes obvious that the Hungarian Government
has chosen to disregard morality and justice in exchange for Azeri
petrodollars and the friendly disposition of the corrupt regime
in Baku.
This decision is even more deplorable due to the fact that despite
the assurances from Azerbaijan that Safarov's sentence would not be
commuted, the brutal criminal was immediately pardoned by President
Ilham Aliyev and was greeted as a national hero upon his return to
Baku. Once again, we witnessed the lionization of those who preach
hatred towards Armenians by the Azeri society, which is consistent
with the antagonistic and xenophobic policies of the Government
of Azerbaijan.
We condemn these actions of both the Government of Hungary and the
corrupt regime in Baku. We demand an apology from the Hungarian
Government and ask for the rescission of their immoral decision on
extradition. From the Azeri Government, we demand a reversal of the
pardon and an immediate imprisonment of Ramil Safarov. We call upon
the Armenian community of Southern California to join us in expressing
our anger and demanding justice by participating in a protest in front
of the Azeri and Hungarian Consulates in Los Angeles," AYF said in
a statement.
From: Baghdasarian
PanARMENIAN.Net
September 3, 2012 - 15:49 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Youth Federation will protest against
the extradition and pardoning of an Azerbaijani soldier responsible
for brutally murdering an Armenian military officer 8 years ago during
NATO military exercises in Hungary.
The protest will take place on Thursday, September 6, at 3pm at the
Azerbaijani and Hungarian Consulates in Los Angeles, California.
"The Armenian Youth Federation, Western Region expresses its outrage
with the immoral and irresponsible decision of the Hungarian Government
to extradite a cold-blooded murderer, Ramil Safarov, responsible for
the axing of an Armenian Army lieutenant, Gurgen Margaryan in Budapest
on February 19, 2004. We strongly condemn the hate-driven actions of
the Azeri Government, which not only pardoned this criminal but also
gave him a hero's welcome.
In 2006, the Hungarian court found Safarov guilty of murdering Lt.
Margaryan and sentenced him to life imprisonment without the
possibility of parole. His immediate release, justified by the
Hungarian Government by references to the 1983 Strasbourg Convention
on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, has allowed the murderer to
escape just punishment and instead be treated as a national hero
in Azerbaijan.
Officials in Budapest could not have been unaware of the fact that
the above mentioned Convention contains a clause which allows the
receiving country to issue pardons to transferred prisoners. Given
the circumstances, it becomes obvious that the Hungarian Government
has chosen to disregard morality and justice in exchange for Azeri
petrodollars and the friendly disposition of the corrupt regime
in Baku.
This decision is even more deplorable due to the fact that despite
the assurances from Azerbaijan that Safarov's sentence would not be
commuted, the brutal criminal was immediately pardoned by President
Ilham Aliyev and was greeted as a national hero upon his return to
Baku. Once again, we witnessed the lionization of those who preach
hatred towards Armenians by the Azeri society, which is consistent
with the antagonistic and xenophobic policies of the Government
of Azerbaijan.
We condemn these actions of both the Government of Hungary and the
corrupt regime in Baku. We demand an apology from the Hungarian
Government and ask for the rescission of their immoral decision on
extradition. From the Azeri Government, we demand a reversal of the
pardon and an immediate imprisonment of Ramil Safarov. We call upon
the Armenian community of Southern California to join us in expressing
our anger and demanding justice by participating in a protest in front
of the Azeri and Hungarian Consulates in Los Angeles," AYF said in
a statement.
From: Baghdasarian