The family of an Armenian army officer who was hacked to death in Budapest nine years ago has sued Hungary and Azerbaijan in connection with the recent release of his convicted Azerbaijani murderer, it was announced on Friday.
Armenia's Justice Ministry said the relatives of the late Gurgen Markarian, as well as another Armenian officer who also took part in a NATO training course in the Hungarian capital in 2004 have filed a joint lawsuit to the European Court of Human Rights.
Top ministry officials said they want the Strasbourg court to rule that the Hungarian government's decision last August to extradite the convict, Ramil Safarov, to Azerbaijan and his ensuing release and glorification by Baku ran counter to the European Convention on Human Rights. The plaintiffs specifically cited two provisions of the convention that uphold a person's right to life and forbid any ethnic or religious discrimination.
Armenian News
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