LAST EXAMINATION OF AZERI OFFICER WAS TENDENTIOUS – LAWYER IMAYILOV
Author: E.Javadova

TREND Information, Azerbaijan
March 16 2006

The last examination for definition of psychological state of Ramil
Safarov, an Azerbaijani officer who is accused of assassination of
An Armenian officer, Gurgen Markarian in Budapest, was carried out
in tendentious way, Adil Ismayilov, a law-defender of Safarov, told
a news conference at the International Press Center, Trend reports.

Gal Katalin, who carried out the first examination, interfered into
the process. During the first examination Katalin regarded the
state of Safarov was responsible before and after the crime. The
second examination held by Safarov estimated the state of Safarov as
partially irresponsible. The court appointed the third examination
to remove the contradictions between the two previous examinations.

Katalin asked the court to authorize the experts that he recommended
hold examination.

Ismayilov noted that the proposal was regarded as absurd and
rejected. As a result, the third examination of Safarov was objective
and irresponsible state of Safarov was confirmed. The judge did not
accept the results of the third examination and while appointing the
fourth examination Gal Katalin anew forwarded his proposal. “The court
charged the examination by experts not recommended by Gal Katalin,
but another institute. However, at the last moment the resolution
was changed and the examination was again given to experts suggested
by Katalin. Consequently the results of the fourth examination
coincided to the first, which urge that Safarov’s state was completely
responsible, Ismayilov underlined.

The lawyer announced that representatives of the Armenian Defense
Ministry, the Court Martial and different military bodies participated
in all hearings on Safarov. Official of the Azerbaijani Defense
Ministry participated only in the last hearings.