Ramil Safarov is brought to Baku and released

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev pardoned the Azerbaijani officer, Ramil Safarov, from serving a prison sentence.

Safarov was sentenced to life imprisonment by the court of Budapest on April 13, 2006 for the murder of Gurgen Markarian. Today Safarov was extradited to Azerbaijan.

In 2004, in Budapest, Safarov hacked the Armenian officer, Gurgen Margaryan. Both officers studied in Hungary English courses within the NATO "Partnership for Peace" program.

After that Safarov made similar attempted of murder of another Armenian officer, what was prevented.

At the trial, Safarov said that Armenian officers insulted the Azerbaijani flag and provoked him.

Extradition of Safarov became possible as a result of agreements between Baku and Budapest, the details of which are not disclosed.  -06D-

 

 

 

 

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