Ramil Safarov
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Ramil Safarov was a lieutenant in the Azerbaijan
i Army who was convicted for the murder of Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan during a NATO Partnership for Peace
program in 2004, in Budapest
. He was sentenced to life imprisonment
in Hungary
.
. In February 2004, while attending a NATO Partnership for Peace
program, Safarov was arrested by Hungarian
police in connection for the murder of Armenia
n fellow participant Lieutenant Gurgen Margaryan. Safarov had snuck into Margaryan's dormitory and proceeded to hack him to death with an axe
. The reason of the murder, according to the defense, was that the Margaryan had railed and "insulted" the Azerbaijani flag, although no witnesses were called to testify and corroborate this account.
A Budapest policeman commented that the murder had been conducted "with unusual cruelty," adding "beside a number of knife wounds on his chest, the victim's head was practically severed from his body."
A lower court (the Fővárosi Bíróság, or Metropolitan Court of Budapest) sentenced Safarov to life imprisonment on charges of premeditated murder with extreme cruelty.
While serving his sentence, Safarov has translated several novels by Hungarian authors into Azeri.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
i Army who was convicted for the murder of Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan during a NATO Partnership for Peace
Partnership for Peace
Partnership for Peace is a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation program aimed at creating trust between NATO and other states in Europe and the former Soviet Union; 22 States are members...
program in 2004, in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
. He was sentenced to life imprisonment
Life imprisonment
Life imprisonment is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime under which the convicted person is to remain in jail for the rest of his or her life...
in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
.
Biography
He was born in 1977 in the town of JabrayilJabrayil
Jabrayil is a rayon of Azerbaijan. The region was occupied in 1993 and has been controlled by the breakway Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, as part of its Hadrut Province, since the Nagorno-Karabakh War. According to the last 1989 Soviet census, there were 49,156 people in the rayon. According to...
. In February 2004, while attending a NATO Partnership for Peace
Partnership for Peace
Partnership for Peace is a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation program aimed at creating trust between NATO and other states in Europe and the former Soviet Union; 22 States are members...
program, Safarov was arrested by Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
police in connection for the murder of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n fellow participant Lieutenant Gurgen Margaryan. Safarov had snuck into Margaryan's dormitory and proceeded to hack him to death with an axe
Axe
The axe, or ax, is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape, split and cut wood; to harvest timber; as a weapon; and as a ceremonial or heraldic symbol...
. The reason of the murder, according to the defense, was that the Margaryan had railed and "insulted" the Azerbaijani flag, although no witnesses were called to testify and corroborate this account.
A Budapest policeman commented that the murder had been conducted "with unusual cruelty," adding "beside a number of knife wounds on his chest, the victim's head was practically severed from his body."
A lower court (the Fővárosi Bíróság, or Metropolitan Court of Budapest) sentenced Safarov to life imprisonment on charges of premeditated murder with extreme cruelty.
While serving his sentence, Safarov has translated several novels by Hungarian authors into Azeri.