Next hearing on Azeri officer’s trial due Tuesday

Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Feb 8 2005

Baku, February 7, AssA-Irada — The next hearing of the trial of
Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov, charged with murdering an Armenian
serviceman during the NATO training courses in Hungary, will be held
in Budapest on Tuesday. Two Hungarian lawyers Peter Zalya and Georgiy
Magyarsa will defend the Azerbaijani officer’s rights at the trial. A
contract has been signed with experienced Magyarsa, who has already
got familiar with Safarov’s case, according to lawyer Adil Ismayilov.

Safarov murdered Armenian officer Gurgen Markarian in a state of
affect after the latter insulted the Azerbaijani state and people.*