Gurgen Margaryan’s Murder in Budapest was Aliyev’s First Message to the World: 21 Years have Passed Since Armenian Army Officer’s Brutal Murder by an Azerbaijani Officer

Breaking 21 years ago on February 19, Armenian army officer Gurgen Margaryan was brutally murdered in Hungary by Azerbaijani Lieutenant Ramil Safarov. Despite being sentenced to life in prison, Safarov was later extradited to Azerbaijan, where he received a hero’s welcome and was pardoned by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. The European Court of Human Rights […]