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ARMENIAN COUNCIL SAYS REPATRIATION OF AZERI SOLDIER "NAIVE, UNPROFESSIONAL" MOVE
Politics.hu
http://www.politics.hu/20120905/armenian-council-says-repatriation-of-azeri-soldier-naive-unprofessional-move/
Sept 5 2012
Hungaria
The Hungarian government acted in good faith but was "naive and
unprofessional" when it decided to repatriate Ramil Safarov to
Azerbaijan, convicted for murdering an Armenian citizen in Budapest
in 2004, the head of the Armenian Minority Self-government said
on Tuesday.
There is no reason to assume that Hungary did not act in good faith
but the Ministry of Justice which should have acted as a guarantor
of professionalism "was not in top form," said Simon Serkisian Suevan.
He presented an official statement by the council, which states that
Hungarian justice authorities "neglected moral considerations" when
they fulfilled Azerbaijan's request. The Armenian self-government
is asking for an investigation into the case and its background in
order to reveal any political or potential criminal responsibility,"
the statement added.
Commenting on the recent burning of a Hungarian flag by protesters in
Yerevan following the Azeri's repatriation, deputy head of the council
Avanesian Alexan Artin said it was an isolated action by extremists.
Most Armenians in Armenia have reacted calmly to the case.
Lawyer Gabriella Gaspar, who represented the victim in the proceedings
that followed the murder, said it was impossible to expect that
Safarov would continue to serve his sentence after his return home.
Hungary last week transferred Safarov back to his home country,
whereupon he was pardoned by the president and released. Armenia
suspended diplomatic ties with Hungary on Friday.
Politics.hu
http://www.politics.hu/20120905/armenian-council-says-repatriation-of-azeri-soldier-naive-unprofessional-move/
Sept 5 2012
Hungaria
The Hungarian government acted in good faith but was "naive and
unprofessional" when it decided to repatriate Ramil Safarov to
Azerbaijan, convicted for murdering an Armenian citizen in Budapest
in 2004, the head of the Armenian Minority Self-government said
on Tuesday.
There is no reason to assume that Hungary did not act in good faith
but the Ministry of Justice which should have acted as a guarantor
of professionalism "was not in top form," said Simon Serkisian Suevan.
He presented an official statement by the council, which states that
Hungarian justice authorities "neglected moral considerations" when
they fulfilled Azerbaijan's request. The Armenian self-government
is asking for an investigation into the case and its background in
order to reveal any political or potential criminal responsibility,"
the statement added.
Commenting on the recent burning of a Hungarian flag by protesters in
Yerevan following the Azeri's repatriation, deputy head of the council
Avanesian Alexan Artin said it was an isolated action by extremists.
Most Armenians in Armenia have reacted calmly to the case.
Lawyer Gabriella Gaspar, who represented the victim in the proceedings
that followed the murder, said it was impossible to expect that
Safarov would continue to serve his sentence after his return home.
Hungary last week transferred Safarov back to his home country,
whereupon he was pardoned by the president and released. Armenia
suspended diplomatic ties with Hungary on Friday.