Hungarian state institutions refrain from commenting on the alleged extradition of Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan’s assassin Ramil Safarov to Azerbaijan.

Lieutenant of the Armenian Armed Forces Margaryan, 26, was hacked to death, while asleep, by lieutenant Safarov, in Budapest during a three-month English language course in the framework of NATO-sponsored Partnership for Peace program.

On April 13, 2006, Budapest District Court sentenced Safarov to life in prison for murdering Margaryan. On February 22, 2007, Budapest Court rejected the Azerbaijani military officer's appeal against the verdict, precluding possibility of pardon for the initial 30 years.

According to Azerbaijani media outlets, “Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree to grant Ramil Safarov amnesty.”

A PanARMENIAN.Net reporter tried to clarify the information from Hungary’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Justice, all the attempts ending with being requested to file a note by email, with no reply received yet.