European Parliament to discuss release of Ramil Safarov during its plenary session Sept 10-13

 The European Parliament will discuss the release of Ramil Safarov during its Sept 10-13 plenary session in Strasbourg.

According to the EU's official web-site, the European Parliament may adopt a resolution on the matter.

Ramil Safarov, an Azeri officer sentenced by a Hungarian court to life in jail for brutally killing an Armenian officer in Budapest in 2004, was extradited to Azerbaijan on Aug 31 and pardoned by the Azeri President once back home.

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