TREND Information, Azerbaijan
April 14 2006

Political parties and associations protest Ramil Safarov’s sentence

Source: Trend
Author: J. Shakhverdiyev

14.04.2006

Alongside the injustice shown at issuing the life sentence on Azeri
military officer Ramil Safarov charged with killing Armenian officer
in Hungary, the sentence itself is issued by the order of Armenian
lobby, Trend reports with reference to Mamed Alizadeh, chairman of
Deliberative Council and leader of Azerbaijan Democratic World Party.

He said that R. Safarov was issued such a sentence, as Azerbaijan’s
society was not eager to protect his rights. «Armenian lobby in
Hungary did much for issuing such a sentence on our compatriot. In
this regard we should do our best to have the Appeal Court of Hungary
change the penalty»,- he outlined.

On this matter Umud party has disseminated a statement saying
Hungarian court has shown its injustice on the case of Azeri officer.
«The last words said by R.Safarov show that he had killed Ramenian
officer not in revenge, he was provoked to commit the crime. This
fact should have promoted the penalty softening. However, 5eh court
didn’t mind his words».

Umud party officials also suggest the influence of Armenian lobby on
the judge.

Azerbaijan Way movement also regarded the verdict issued by Judge
Andrash Vashkuti as biased. The movement officials said fair judge
should have thoroughly analyzed the case, but the judge did not take
R.Safarov’s feelings into consideration.

Vurgun Eyyub, first deputy chairman, Mussavat, says it had been very
unfortunate to present him a national hero as such position had a bad
influence on the judge. Mr Eyyub opines that official Baku should
persuade Hungarian Appeal Court to change the penalty.

Vahdat, Islamic, Social-Democratic, Great Creation, Civil unity and
Ana Vatan parties also protested R.Safarov’s unfair sentence.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress