The Azerbaijani side considers the verdict on Ramil Safarov "biased"

The Azerbaijani side considers the verdict on Ramil Safarov "biased"

ArmRadio.am
23.02.2007 16:12

The coordinating council of Azerbaijan on defense of rights of Ramil
Safarov, who brutally killed Armenian Officer Gurgen Margaryan,
complained of the decision of the Court of Appeal of Hungary to leave
in force the verdict of the First Instance Court, representative of
the coordinating council, Azerbaijani MP Azay Ghuliyev told
Day.az. Ghuliyev said the council considers the verdict `biased and
prejudiced and intends to appeal to the Supreme Court of Hungary and
the European Court of Human Rights.’

The criminal’s father, Sahib Safarov declared that such verdict could
be expected. He expressed dissatisfaction with the Azerbaijani
Ministries of Defense, Justice and Foreign Affairs, saying that these
`failed to undertake any measures to defend Ramil.’ `I think this
verdict was not against my son, but against Azerbaijan as a whole,’ he
said.

Let us remind, that on February 22 the Court of Appeal of Hungary left
in force the verdict of the First Instance Court to sentence Ramil
Safarov to life imprisonment without the right of pardon for 30 years.