“International and legal standards of Azerbaijan make Ramil Safarov’s extradition and clemency possible”
Today, as part of the autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the plenary session discussed the Ramil Safarov issue, APA reports. APA’s correspondent at CE reports that although following the discussions on the matter was not taken any documents, was held heated discussions.
Since PACE Bureau commissioned an investigation by the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, on the chairman of the committee, British MP Christopher Chop.
During the discussions, along with European and Armenian deputies were 5 members of the Azerbaijani delegation to the PACE.
C.Chop, informed the participants about the background of the problem, murder of the Armenian officer in Budapest G.Markaryan by Ramil Safarov, where both were on a NATO exercise, extradition and then clemency. Giving legal assessment of the issue, C.Chop noted that international and legal norms of Azerbaijan, make it possible extradite and clemency Ramil Safarov: “In this matter, there are only details of the over-use of law as well as things that irritate the other side” .
By European MPs condemn Safarov’s extradition and clemency, but noted that Azerbaijan and Hungary complied with all rules and regulations Strasbourg Convention, and the incident is within the framework of international law.
European MPs stressed that “they care about the moral side of the question.” They stated that this event may exacerbate relations between the two countries that are in conflict.
Note that at PACE is recommended to discuss Safarov issue not in the context of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem. But European deputies in their speeches on the subject raised the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and expressed desire on the speedy resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict.
Lawmakers from Hungary in their speeches said that their country does not violate international law. According to them, Hungary has taken into account in this regard the moral aspect of the case. Hungarian MPs called “nonsense” statements about the existence of any business agreements between Azerbaijan and Hungary to address the issue of Ramil Safarov.
PACE co-rapporteur on Azerbaijan Pedro Agramunt also expressed regret over the matter. He noted that Armenia has occupied 20% of Azerbaijani lands, resulting in hundreds of thousands of people became refugees and IDPs.
At the discussions the most aggressive attitude demonstrated by Armenian and French deputies. They called on PACE and the Council of Europe apply specific sanctions againist Azerbaijanin connection with Ramil Safarov.
Member of Azerbaijani delegation to PACE Adyin Abbasov said that Armenians by politicizing this legal issue in the Assembly intends to pressure on Azerbaijan. Abbasov spoke in detail about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the occupation policy of Armenia, the tragedies that result from conflict, stressed the importance of a speedy solution to the conflict.
Other MPs from Azerbaijan and Turkey in their speech spoke about the facts of murders of Turkish diplomats and French citizens by Armenian terrorists in the last century.
It was noted that the perpetrators of these crimes, then were pardoned on their arrival in Armenia organized grand event, as do the killers were extolled as heroes.
MPs from Azerbaijan in his speech stressed that the investigation of the matter out of the context of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is wrong.
Recall that the current discussion in the Assembly, entitled “Ramil Safarov issue” were added to the agenda of PACE as a current issue, and the structure is not taken on the matter any legal documents, as well as soft-law instruments.
