MPs of Lithuanian Parliament concerned over pardoning of Azeri murderer Ramil Safarov

The MPs of the Lithuanian Parliament have expressed their concern over Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's decision to pardon the Azeri murderer Ramil Safarov, Lithuanian mass media reported.  

The MPs made an official statement saying that the pardoning of Safarov, who killed an Armenian officer with an axe, may lead to similar crimes. The statement also says that the pardoning runs counter to the standards of international law and may hinder the Karabakh peace process.  

To recall, on Aug 31 the Azeri officer sentenced by a Hungarian court to life in jail for killing sleeping Armenian officer Gourgen Margaryan with an axe in Budapest in 2004, was extradited to Azerbaijan. The same day Azeri President Ilham Aliyev decreed to pardon the criminal. For this reason, Armenia suspended the diplomatic relations with Hungary.

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