During the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's (PACE) autumn
session, which will get underway on October 1, the Armenian delegation
plans to raise the matter concerning Ramil Safarov’s extradition and
subsequent pardoning, the head of Armenian delegation Davit
Harutyunyan told Armenian, NEWS.am reports.
In Harutyunyan’s words, during the session all of Armenia’s delegates
will make statements with respect to this incident.
Ramil Safarov, a lieutenant in the Azerbaijani military, was
extradited from Hungary on August 31, where he was serving a life
sentence for the murder of Armenian lieutenant Gurgen Margaryan, in
his sleep, during a NATO Partnership for Peace program in Budapest
back in 2004.
When back in Baku, Safarov was granted a pardon by the president.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan announced on August 31 that Armenia
is suspending its diplomatic ties with Hungary.
