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FEBRUARY 19 MARKS THE 9TH ANNIVERSARY OF GURGEN MARGARYAN'S MURDER
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15:25 19.02.2013
February 19 marks the 9th anniversary of the murder of Armenian
Officer Gurgen Margaryan during NATO courses in Budapest.
Lieutenant of the Armenian Armed Forces Gurgen Margaryan was hacked to
death, while asleep, by a fellow Azerbaijani participant, lieutenant
Ramil Safarov, in Budapest during a three-month English language course
in the framework of NATO-sponsored Partnership for Peace program.
In 2006, Safarov was sentenced to life imprisonment in Hungary with a
minimum incarceration period of 30 years. He was extradited on August
31, 2012 to Azerbaijan where he was greeted as a hero, pardoned by
Azerbaijani president, Ilham Aliyev despite contrary assurances made
to Hungary, promoted to the rank of major and given an apartment and
over eight years of back pay.
Following Safarov's pardon, Armenia severed diplomatic relations with
Hungary and immediate protests broke out in Yerevan.
From: A. Papazian
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/02/19/february-19-marks-the-9th-anniversary-gurgen-margaryans-murder/
15:25 19.02.2013
February 19 marks the 9th anniversary of the murder of Armenian
Officer Gurgen Margaryan during NATO courses in Budapest.
Lieutenant of the Armenian Armed Forces Gurgen Margaryan was hacked to
death, while asleep, by a fellow Azerbaijani participant, lieutenant
Ramil Safarov, in Budapest during a three-month English language course
in the framework of NATO-sponsored Partnership for Peace program.
In 2006, Safarov was sentenced to life imprisonment in Hungary with a
minimum incarceration period of 30 years. He was extradited on August
31, 2012 to Azerbaijan where he was greeted as a hero, pardoned by
Azerbaijani president, Ilham Aliyev despite contrary assurances made
to Hungary, promoted to the rank of major and given an apartment and
over eight years of back pay.
Following Safarov's pardon, Armenia severed diplomatic relations with
Hungary and immediate protests broke out in Yerevan.
From: A. Papazian