Hungary’s comment on Safarov’s extradition

As Armenpress informs, Azerbaijan assured Hungary’s Ministry of Public Administration and Justice that Ramil Safarov’s punishment won’t be changed, but Hungary law enforcement agencies realized that after extradition Safarov’s punishment will be managed exclusively by Azerbaijan’s Constitution.
In response to Armenpress’ inquiry Hungary’s Ministry of Public Administration and Justice commented information of Extraditing Ramil Safarov to Azerbaijan. Below is the response: the Ministry, making reference to 1983 Strasbourg Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, notes that one of the sides which joined the Convention can transfer the sentenced person in his country to other side, to bear the punishment in his country. The side that received the sentenced person manages the sentence and changes according to legal and administrative processes of his country. “As the conditions of Convention have been accepted by Azerbaijan, Hungary’s Ministry of Public Administration and Justice today realized transfer of Ramil Safarov to Azerbaijan. According to the Convention, after transfer punishment is defined by legislation of that country, to which the sentenced person is transferred,” Hungary’s Ministry of Public Administration and Justice notes.
The response reads that the accepting country while realizing punishment should be constrained with legal nature of the country’s judgment and penalty.
Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan assured Hungary that the crime for which punishment is defined, contains such a corpus delicti that according to Azerbaijan’s Criminal Code is sentenced to life in prison. Person sentenced to life in prison can only be set free at least after 25 years of suffering the punishment.
Hungary’s Ministry of Public Administration and Justice noted, that Budapest acted within the norms of International Law.
On February 19, 2004 Azerbaijani felon Ramil Safarov axed Armenian military officer Gurgen Margaryan while sleeping. In the capital of Hungary officers were participating in English language courses within the frames of NATO’s Peace and Partnership program. Hungary’s court sentenced Ramil Safarov to life in prison without pardon in the period of the first 30 years.