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YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS: The French Armenians organized a protest action in Paris concerning the Azerbaijani assassin Ramil Safarov’s extradition to Azerbaijan by Hungary and his pardoning and release by Aliyev. According to Armenpress, on September 6 hundreds of French Armenians gathered in front of the Hungarian Embassy in France and demanded justice from Hungary, as the latter is to blame as well. The participants of the protest action applied to the international community and emphasized that after seeing such an inhuman incident it is impossible to keep silent: cruelty should be punished.
The protesters held posters “Assassin Safarov must be imprisoned”, “Justice from Hungary”, “Aliyev supports axe-murderer”.
"Armenian Cause" French office representativeHrach Varzhapetyan informed Armenpress that Hungary’s position was inappropriate for a European Union member country and it dispersed its national dignity for several millions of dollars. “All kinds of reasons are secondary and Hungary should give its explanations to Armenia and all of Armenians worldwide”, - said Varzhapetyan. He considered quite pleasant the fact that Armenians all over the world – from Armenia to the Diaspora – have got a united stand concerning the issue. “Our actions should become more and more aggressive”, - emphasized Hrach Varzhapetyan.
Azerbaijani assassin Ramil Safarov, who axe-murdered Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan while sleeping, when they were participating in NATO English Language Courses in Budapest, was sentenced to life imprisonment without right to be pardoned for 30 years. Armenia held up the diplomatic relations with Hungary, after Safarov was extradited to Azerbaijan on August 31 2012 and was pardoned by the President Aliyev. The international community comes with announcements condemning Azerbaijan’s action, which contradicts the international legal norms. Hungary blamed Azerbaijan of breaking its promise.