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AZERBAIJAN, TURKEY USE SAFAROV TO BLUR TEHLERIAN'S IMAGE - ARMENIAN EXPERT
tert.am
11.09.12
Azerbaijan and Turkey spare no effort to make Ramil Safarov the kind
of character that could provide a solution to a several problems at
once, the director of the Genocide Museum Institute has said.
"That character had to be first of all pseudo-Hitlerian. That was
advantageous to both the Turkish and Azerbaijani sides. Apart from
Azerbaijanis, all the court hearing were attended by three or four
representative from the Turkish Embassy," Hayk Demoyan told a news
conference on Tuesday.
The expert noted that the current efforts aim to spoil the image of
Soghomon Tehlerian, the Armenian Genocide survivor who assassinated
the former Grand Vizir Talaat Pasha in Berlin as an act of vengeance
for his role in orchestrating the Armenian Genocide
"They needed to spoil Tehlerian's myth, representing the Azerbaijani
tragedy and creating a new hero," said Demoyan who attended the
Azerbaijani violent murderer's hearings in Budapest as a representative
of Armenia's Ministry of Defense.
Safarov, then a lieutenant of the Azerbaijani army, hacked Armenian
officer Gurgen Margaryan to death with an axe in 2004 when both
servicemen were Hungary for Nato-sponsored English language trainings.
In 2006, the Budapest City Court sentenced Safarov to life in prison,
with an incarceration period of 30 years. On August 31, the axe-killer
was extradited to Azerbaijan where he was granted a pardon by the
country's president, Ilham Aliyev, and promoted to the rank of major.
He also received his eight years' payback and an apartment in Baku.
Demoyan noted that the Hungarian court's 2006 ruling made the criminal
a plaything which has now gained an increased importance for President
Aliyev.
"Aliyev has serious problems in terms of domestic and foreign
propaganda. The Eurovision [fuss] gave Azerbaijan a serious blow. It
served as a channel through which all the mud and dirt flooded into
the country," he said. "But the problem is not restricted to puryfying
Azerbaijan's image for the foreign audience. It was necessary to
mount a wave of patriotism domestically."
Demoyan said the Azerbaijani leader is a double criminal who not only
breached the country's domestic legislation, but also disclosed a
very important threat to Turkey and Azerbaijan at the court hearings.
"An Azerbaijan-born officer of the Azerbaijani army, Safarov had the
psychological and military preparedness to be a Turkish army officer.
When giving his first testimony, he said he had mastered the skill
of killing with different tools at the Turkish military bases in
Northern Cyprus," Demoyan added.
"This means Turkey trains murderers on an EU territory under its
occupation," he said, adding that Azerbaijan has given a hero's title
to a military criminal.
From: A. Papazian
tert.am
11.09.12
Azerbaijan and Turkey spare no effort to make Ramil Safarov the kind
of character that could provide a solution to a several problems at
once, the director of the Genocide Museum Institute has said.
"That character had to be first of all pseudo-Hitlerian. That was
advantageous to both the Turkish and Azerbaijani sides. Apart from
Azerbaijanis, all the court hearing were attended by three or four
representative from the Turkish Embassy," Hayk Demoyan told a news
conference on Tuesday.
The expert noted that the current efforts aim to spoil the image of
Soghomon Tehlerian, the Armenian Genocide survivor who assassinated
the former Grand Vizir Talaat Pasha in Berlin as an act of vengeance
for his role in orchestrating the Armenian Genocide
"They needed to spoil Tehlerian's myth, representing the Azerbaijani
tragedy and creating a new hero," said Demoyan who attended the
Azerbaijani violent murderer's hearings in Budapest as a representative
of Armenia's Ministry of Defense.
Safarov, then a lieutenant of the Azerbaijani army, hacked Armenian
officer Gurgen Margaryan to death with an axe in 2004 when both
servicemen were Hungary for Nato-sponsored English language trainings.
In 2006, the Budapest City Court sentenced Safarov to life in prison,
with an incarceration period of 30 years. On August 31, the axe-killer
was extradited to Azerbaijan where he was granted a pardon by the
country's president, Ilham Aliyev, and promoted to the rank of major.
He also received his eight years' payback and an apartment in Baku.
Demoyan noted that the Hungarian court's 2006 ruling made the criminal
a plaything which has now gained an increased importance for President
Aliyev.
"Aliyev has serious problems in terms of domestic and foreign
propaganda. The Eurovision [fuss] gave Azerbaijan a serious blow. It
served as a channel through which all the mud and dirt flooded into
the country," he said. "But the problem is not restricted to puryfying
Azerbaijan's image for the foreign audience. It was necessary to
mount a wave of patriotism domestically."
Demoyan said the Azerbaijani leader is a double criminal who not only
breached the country's domestic legislation, but also disclosed a
very important threat to Turkey and Azerbaijan at the court hearings.
"An Azerbaijan-born officer of the Azerbaijani army, Safarov had the
psychological and military preparedness to be a Turkish army officer.
When giving his first testimony, he said he had mastered the skill
of killing with different tools at the Turkish military bases in
Northern Cyprus," Demoyan added.
"This means Turkey trains murderers on an EU territory under its
occupation," he said, adding that Azerbaijan has given a hero's title
to a military criminal.
From: A. Papazian