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ROBERT KOCHARYAN: PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN EITHER INTENTIONALLY DISTORTS FACTS OR IS NOT INFORMED OF RECENT PAST EVENTS
arminfo
Thursday, September 13, 14:50
Second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan has refuted the statement
by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev saying that in 2001 he allegedly
pardoned terrorist Varuzhan Karapetyan, who was sentenced for life
in prison in France and extradited to Armenia.
The statement by Robert Kocharyan's office reads that Varuzhyan
Karapetyan was not extradited to Armenia. He was pardoned in France
and only after that he moved to Armenia for permanent residence. "One
can easily find relevant information in the Internet. Consequently,
President of Azerbaijan trying to justify the pardon granted to
murderer Ramil Safarov either intentional distorts facts or is just
not informed of the recent past events."
It is noteworthy that Varuzhan Karapetyan was sentenced to life in
prison for organizing a terrorist act in Orly in 1983. After the
terrorist act at the local airport the French Police detained V.
Karapetyan, who pled guilty and said that the bomb blasted ahead of
time. The blast was planned in the plane during the Paris- Istanbul
flight. In 2001 Karapetyan was set free and deported to Armenia after
17 years in prison.
arminfo
Thursday, September 13, 14:50
Second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan has refuted the statement
by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev saying that in 2001 he allegedly
pardoned terrorist Varuzhan Karapetyan, who was sentenced for life
in prison in France and extradited to Armenia.
The statement by Robert Kocharyan's office reads that Varuzhyan
Karapetyan was not extradited to Armenia. He was pardoned in France
and only after that he moved to Armenia for permanent residence. "One
can easily find relevant information in the Internet. Consequently,
President of Azerbaijan trying to justify the pardon granted to
murderer Ramil Safarov either intentional distorts facts or is just
not informed of the recent past events."
It is noteworthy that Varuzhan Karapetyan was sentenced to life in
prison for organizing a terrorist act in Orly in 1983. After the
terrorist act at the local airport the French Police detained V.
Karapetyan, who pled guilty and said that the bomb blasted ahead of
time. The blast was planned in the plane during the Paris- Istanbul
flight. In 2001 Karapetyan was set free and deported to Armenia after
17 years in prison.