ARMENIAN OFFICER MURDERER TRIAL PUT OFF TILL DECEMBER 15
Pan Armenian News
28.09.2005 03:15
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The recurrent court sitting on the case of Azeri
officer Ramil Safarov accused of the murder of Armenian officer
Gurgen Margarian was held in Budapest yesterday. According to Azeti
lawyer Adil Ismaylov, the court decreed to postpone the sitting
till December 15. The postponement was caused by the disagreement
of the experts on Ramil Safarov’s psychological state. The opinion
of three Hungarian experts, who were carrying out the examination,
differed and the court set another examination. To remind, the
previous court sitting was held on May 10, 2005. As reported by
AzerTage news agency, yesterday’s sitting was opened by presiding
Judge Anrdas Vaskuti. He read the request of the Armenian attorney
to involve an Armenian expert in the examination process. The request
was declined over the possible retardation of the process. The letter
sent by the Azerbaijani Embassy in Hungary and reporting that witness
Anar Aliyev will not give testimony over illness was also read. A
witness from Lithuania did not appear either, however his testimony
was read. The court heard the evidence by witness from the Armenian
part Hayk Manucharian. Then it proceeded to the outcomes of the
examination. To remind, the first examination was made immediately
after the tragic incident. The second one was carried out later with
the participation of Azeri observers. Since the opinion of the two
expert groups differed fundamentally the Judge set another examination
and declared that the next court sitting is fixed for December 15,
2005. Members of the Azerbaijani Embassy, representatives of the Azeri
Diaspora, sportsmen and students were present in court. To remind,
the trial of Ramil Safarov started last November. He is accused
of murder of Armenian officer Gurgen Margarian (February 19, 2004)
during NATO English courses in Budapest. The previous court sitting
took place on February 8, 2005. Ramil Safarov is accused according
to the Article 166.2 of the Hungarian Criminal Code (murder with
aggravations) calling for deprivation of liberty with a term of 10-15
years or life imprisonment.