Azeri Embassy in Budapest Urges Hungarian Authorities to «Secure» Safarov
Azerbaijan's Embassy in Budapest has appealed to Hungarian law enforcement bodies to "secure" Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov. The statement says, "the reason is that Armenians have recently declared that they will pay $125 thousand for Safarov's head. The Karabakh Liberation Organization has also recently appealed to the Hungarian government with a similar request, APA reports.
February 19, 2004 lieutenant of the Armed Forces of Armenia Gurgen Margaryan, sent to Budapest to take English courses within the NATO Partnership for Peace Program, was brutally hacked by Azeri officer, who took the same courses. Safarov is indicted in compliance with article 116.2 of the Criminal Code of Hungary (murder, committed with special cruelty, and attempt at lives of over one person), which provides for punishment varying from imprisonment of 10-15 years to life sentence. The last court hearing on Safarov's case will be held April 4. The verdict is to be announced April 13.
February 19, 2004 lieutenant of the Armed Forces of Armenia Gurgen Margaryan, sent to Budapest to take English courses within the NATO Partnership for Peace Program, was brutally hacked by Azeri officer, who took the same courses. Safarov is indicted in compliance with article 116.2 of the Criminal Code of Hungary (murder, committed with special cruelty, and attempt at lives of over one person), which provides for punishment varying from imprisonment of 10-15 years to life sentence. The last court hearing on Safarov's case will be held April 4. The verdict is to be announced April 13.
