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YEREVAN, SEPETEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS: Czech Republic is concerned about the latest events related to the extradition and pardoning of Ramil Safarov, the murderer of Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan. Vít Kolář, the head of press department of Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted in the exclusive comment for Armenpress.
"Czech Republic is concerned by the news that Azerbaijani officer Ramil Sahib Safarov, who had been condemned in Hungary in 2006 to life imprisonment for the murder of Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan in 2004 and who was extradited to Azerbaijan to serve the rest of his sentence, was pardoned by presidential decree and released. The Czech Republic joints fully to the yesterday's Statement of High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the Commision and Štefan Füle, European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy", - cites Armenpress.
The Czech Republic is certain that this step does not contribute to the efforts of international community towards strengthening mutual confidence between parties to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and weakens the peace process.
Ramil Safarov hacked Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan in Budapest on February 19, 2004. The officers were participating in English training courses in the framework of NATO’s programs in Budapest. Hungarian court sentenced Ramil Safarov to life imprisonment. On August 31, 2012 Hungarian authorities decided to extradite the assassin to Azerbaijan, where he was granted pardon by the president Ilham Aliyev. Furthermore he has been advanced in career, provided with an apartment and a passport. Armenia suspended relations with Hungary.