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ECTHR RECEIVES COMPLAINT FROM ARMENIAN PARTY ON SAFAROV CASE
June 13, 2013 | 16:44
YEREVAN. - The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has received
a complaint from Hayk Makuchyan and the legal successors of Gurgen
Margaryan.
Makuchyan, who miraculously had survived death in Budapest and whom the
Hungarian court had declared injured party, confirmed this information
to Armenian News-NEWS.am.
To note, the matter of complaint refers to the receipt of documents.
The Armenian party had applied to ECtHR in February, in connection
with the Ramil Safarov case. The complaint is with respect to Articles
2 and 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Armenian and
foreign specialists are included in the working group that is preparing
the complaint.
Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier that Ramil Safarov, a
then-lieutenant in the Azerbaijani military, was extradited on August
31, 2012 from Hungary, where he was serving a life sentence-and with
no expression of either regret or remorse-for the premeditated axe
murder of Armenian lieutenant Gurgen Margaryan, in his sleep, during a
NATO Partnership for Peace program in Budapest back in 2004. Safarov
had planned on killing the other Armenian military serviceman, who
likewise was attending the aforesaid program, but he was unable to
carry out this plan.
Ramil Safarov's return to Baku was welcomed, as was his act of murder,
by the officials of president Ilham Aliyev's government and much
of Azerbaijani society, and the Azerbaijani president immediately
granted him a pardon, he was declared a national hero, promoted to
a higher military rank, and was allocated housing and pension.
And Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan announced on August 31, 2012
that Armenia is suspending its diplomatic ties with Hungary. Also,
Sargsyan instructed the Ministry of Justice to take all measures to
petition to the international judicial tribunals, and with respect
to the Safarov case.
Ramil Safarov's pardoning was condemned by virtually all international
organizations.
Also, a group of Hungarian intellectuals visited Armenia last year-and
in connection with this incident-to announce that they are ashamed
of the action that was taken by the Hungarian authorities.
http://news.am/eng/news/157947.html
June 13, 2013 | 16:44
YEREVAN. - The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has received
a complaint from Hayk Makuchyan and the legal successors of Gurgen
Margaryan.
Makuchyan, who miraculously had survived death in Budapest and whom the
Hungarian court had declared injured party, confirmed this information
to Armenian News-NEWS.am.
To note, the matter of complaint refers to the receipt of documents.
The Armenian party had applied to ECtHR in February, in connection
with the Ramil Safarov case. The complaint is with respect to Articles
2 and 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Armenian and
foreign specialists are included in the working group that is preparing
the complaint.
Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier that Ramil Safarov, a
then-lieutenant in the Azerbaijani military, was extradited on August
31, 2012 from Hungary, where he was serving a life sentence-and with
no expression of either regret or remorse-for the premeditated axe
murder of Armenian lieutenant Gurgen Margaryan, in his sleep, during a
NATO Partnership for Peace program in Budapest back in 2004. Safarov
had planned on killing the other Armenian military serviceman, who
likewise was attending the aforesaid program, but he was unable to
carry out this plan.
Ramil Safarov's return to Baku was welcomed, as was his act of murder,
by the officials of president Ilham Aliyev's government and much
of Azerbaijani society, and the Azerbaijani president immediately
granted him a pardon, he was declared a national hero, promoted to
a higher military rank, and was allocated housing and pension.
And Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan announced on August 31, 2012
that Armenia is suspending its diplomatic ties with Hungary. Also,
Sargsyan instructed the Ministry of Justice to take all measures to
petition to the international judicial tribunals, and with respect
to the Safarov case.
Ramil Safarov's pardoning was condemned by virtually all international
organizations.
Also, a group of Hungarian intellectuals visited Armenia last year-and
in connection with this incident-to announce that they are ashamed
of the action that was taken by the Hungarian authorities.
http://news.am/eng/news/157947.html