թԹբթԹզթԹզթժզ-թԹԳ թԹ,թԹթԹ❁թՉ թԹ❁թՉ-թԹԴթԹԷթԹ, թԹ։թԹԴթՉ-թԹ…թԹԴթԹԷթԹե թԹ՞թԹ)թՉ-թԹ§թԹ(թԹեթԹ❁թԹԳթԹ,թԹԳ թԹ)թԹ❁թԹէթԹ❁թԹԵթԹ❁թՉ-թԹէթԹԴթԹԱ թԹ§թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ❁թԹ՞թՉ❁ թԹ« թԹ—թԹԳթԹ)թԹԴթՉթԹԳթԹ(թԹ-:__________ PACE condemns Azerbaijanթ§Չ-Չ§s use of prisoner transfer treaty in թ§Չ-խSafarov caseթ§Չ-Չ§

թԹբթԹԷթՉ-թԹԴթԹԵթԹ❁թԹբթԹ, թԹ՟թԹԴթՉ-թԹ՛թՉ-թԹ)թԹ, թԹ՟թԹԴթՉ-թԹ՛թՉ-թԹ)թԹ❁թՉ-թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ❁թԹ՜թԹ❁թԹԳ թԹԷթԹ(թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹ՝թԹԴթԹԱթԹԴթԹԷթԹ, (թԹբթԹզթԹզթժզ)թԹ թԹԲթԹգթԹէթԹ❁թԹ՜թԹ❁թԹԳ թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ՞թԹԳթԹ❁թԹ՝թԹԴթԹԱթԹԴթԹԷթԹ— թԹ)թԹ❁թԹէթԹ❁թԹԵթԹ❁թՉ-թԹէթԹ(թԹ- թԹ« թԹ՞թԹ)թՉ-թԹ§թԹ(թԹեթԹ❁թԹԳթԹ, թԹ՜թԹԴթԹԱթԹԲթԹ,թԹ թժթԹ❁թԹԲթԹ,թԹ- թԹթԹ❁թՉ թԹ❁թՉ-թԹԴթԹԷթԹ, թԹ❁թՉ-թԹ)թԹ❁թՉ-թԹ❁թԹթԹԴթՉթԹԲթԹ—: թԹ՞թԹբթԹ) թԹԲթԹ❁թԹզթԹ,թԹԳ թԹ❁թԹզթԹԷթԹ❁թԹ… թԹ« թԹբթԹզթԹզթժզ թԹԲթԹգթԹէթԹ❁թԹ՜թԹ❁թԹԳ թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ՞թԹԳթԹ❁թԹ՝թԹԴթԹԱթԹԴթԹԷթԹ, թԹէթԹ❁թՉ-թԹ❁թԹ…թԹ❁թԹ… թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹԱթԹԴթՉ-թԹ)թԹ❁թԹ։թՉ-թԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹ❁թԹԳ թԹԲթԹ(թԹե:

թՉ-թԹ,թԹգթԹ(թԹթԹԳթԹ(թԹԳթՉ, թԹԴթՉ- 2004 թԹ.թԹԷթԹ❁թԹ՜թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ,թԹԳ թԹթԹ❁թՉ թԹ❁թՉ-թԹԴթԹԷթԹ— թԹԱթԹԴթՉթԹ)թԹ❁թԹԵթԹ(թԹգթԹէթԹԴթՉթԹԲ թԹ՜թԹ❁թԹթԹԳթԹ❁թԹ՛թԹ❁թՉ-թԹ(թԹ- թԹ«թՉ- թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹբ թԹզթԹԵթԹ❁ թԹաթԹԴթՉթՉ-թԹ։թԹ(թԹԳ թՉթԹ❁թՉ-թԹ։թԹ❁թՉ-թԹբթԹ❁թԹԳթԹ,թԹԳթՉ՛ թժթԹ❁թԹԲթԹ,թԹ- թԹթԹ❁թՉ թԹ❁թՉ-թԹԴթԹԷթԹ— 2007 թԹ.թԹԷթԹ❁թԹ՜թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ,թԹԳ թԹ)թԹ❁թԹէթԹ❁թԹԵթԹ❁թՉ-թԹէթԹԷթԹ(թԹ- թԹ«թՉ- թԹթԹԲթԹ❁թԹ՛ թԹ❁թԹ»թԹ❁թԹէթԹ❁թԹ»թՉ-թԹ՜թԹԲթԹ❁թԹԳթԹ թԹ❁թԹԶթԹ❁թԹԳթԹ 30 թԹէթԹ❁թՉ-թԹ, թԹ❁թԹ»թԹ❁թԹէ թԹ❁թՉ-թԹ՞թԹ❁թԹ՜թԹԲթԹ❁թԹԳ թԹ՛թԹԳթԹ❁թՉ-թԹ❁թԹԷթԹԴթՉ-թԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹ❁թԹԳթՉ՛ թՉ-թԹԴթՉթԹԳթԹ։թԹ❁թՉ-թԹ,թԹ❁թԹբթԹԴթՉթԹԲ 8 թԹէթԹ❁թՉ-թԹ, թԹ❁թԹ»թԹ❁թԹէթԹ❁թԹ»թՉ-թԹ՜թԹԲթԹ❁թԹԳ թԹԲթԹ(թԹե թԹԲթԹԳթԹ❁թԹ-թԹԴթՉթԹ թԹ՛թԹ(թԹէթԹԴ թԹԳթԹ❁ թԹ❁թՉ-թԹէթԹ❁թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ՞թԹԳթԹԷթԹ(թԹ- թԹ« թԹ՞թԹ)թՉ-թԹ§թԹ(թԹեթԹ❁թԹԳթԹթԹ թԹԲթԹ❁թԹէթԹ❁թԹԵթԹ❁թՉ-թԹէթԹԷթԹ❁թԹ… թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ՞թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ թԹ❁թՉ-թԹէթԹ❁թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ՞թԹԳթԹԲթԹ❁թԹԳ թԹԲթԹ❁թԹզթԹ,թԹԳ թԹ՜թԹԴթԹԳթԹԷթԹ(թԹԳթԹթԹ,թԹ❁թԹբթԹ, թԹ՛թԹ,թԹԲթԹ❁թԹԳ թԹԷթՉ-թԹ❁, թԹԴթՉ-թԹ— թԹ.թԹԴթՉթԹբթԹ- թԹ« թԹէթԹ❁թԹ-թԹ,թԹզ թՉ»թԹէթԹ❁թՉ-թԹ(թՉ-թԹ՜թՉ-թԹ❁թԹթԹ, թԹ§թԹ❁թԹԳթԹէթԹ❁թՉ-թԹ՜թԹբթԹ❁թԹ-թԹԳթԹ(թՉ-թԹ, թԹ❁թՉ-թԹէթԹ❁թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ՞թԹԳթԹԴթՉթԹԲթԹ— թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹբթՉ-թԹ(թԹԳթԹ,թՉթԹ թԹ՛թԹ,թԹԲթԹԳթԹ❁թԹ՜թԹ❁թԹԳթԹԴթՉթԹԲ թԹԲթԹ❁թՉ-թԹ)թԹ❁թԹզթԹ,թՉ-թԹ❁թԹ՜թԹ❁թԹԳ թԹԵթԹ❁թԹէթԹաթԹ❁թԹԶթԹԳթԹ(թՉ-թԹ,թԹ թԹ(թԹ-թԹԳթԹ(թԹ-թԹԴթԹԷ:

թԹ՞թԹ)թՉ-թԹ§թԹ(թԹեթԹ❁թԹԳ թԹԷթԹ(թՉ-թԹ❁թԹ)թԹ❁թԹԶթԹԳթԹ❁թԹ-թԹԴթՉթԹԳ թԹԵթԹ(թԹզ թԹթԹ❁թՉ թԹ❁թՉ-թԹԴթԹԷթԹ,թԹԳ թԹ)թԹ,թԹԲթԹ❁թԹԷթԹԴթՉ-թԹ(թԹ- թԹ«թԹ,թԹԳ թԹԴթՉ-թԹԵթԹ(թԹզ թԹ❁թԹ»թԹ։թԹ❁թԹբթԹ,թԹԳ թԹ՛թԹ(թՉ-թԹԴթԹզ թՉ❁ թԹ❁թԹԳթԹԲթԹ,թԹեթԹ❁թԹԵթԹ(թԹզ թԹԳթԹ(թՉ-թԹԴթՉթԹԲ թԹգթԹԳթԹԴթՉ-թԹ՛թԹ(թԹ-:

թԹԱթՉ-թԹբթԹԴթՉթԹզթԹ(թԹ-թԹԴթՉթԹԲ թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ)թԹ,թԹԵթԹԲթԹ❁թԹԳ թԹ՝թԹ❁թԹԲթԹ❁թԹԳթԹ❁թԹ՜ թԹ—թԹԳթԹ)թԹԴթՉթԹԳթԹԷթԹ❁թԹ… թԹ§թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ❁թԹ՞թՉ❁թԹԴթՉթԹԲ, թԹԴթՉ-թԹ— թԹ՜թԹ❁թԹ»թԹԲթԹԷթԹ(թԹ- թԹ« թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ։թԹ-թԹ,թԹ❁թԹթԹ, թԹԵթԹ❁թԹէթԹ։թԹ❁թԹԲթԹ❁թԹԷթԹԴթՉ- թՉթՉ-թԹ,թԹզթԹէթԹԴթՉ թԹ(թՉ- թՉ՛թԹԴթԻթԹ, թԹ»թԹ(թԹ՜թԹԴթՉթԹբթԹթԹ, թԹ՛թԹ,թԹԲթԹ❁թԹԳ թԹԷթՉ-թԹ❁, թԹ թԹ❁թԹզթԹԷթԹԴթՉթԹԲ թԹ«, թԹԴթՉ- թԹԲթԹ❁թԹէթԹ❁թԹԵթԹ❁թՉ-թԹէթԹԷթԹ❁թԹ… թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ՞թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ թԹ❁թՉ-թԹէթԹ❁թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ՞թԹԳթԹԲթԹ❁թԹԳ թԹԲթԹ❁թԹզթԹ,թԹԳ թԹ՜թԹԴթԹԳթԹԷթԹ(թԹԳթԹթԹ,թԹ❁թԹբթԹ, 12-թՉ-թԹ) թԹ՛թԹԴթԹ)թԹԷթԹ❁թԹ…թԹ, թԹ՜թԹ,թՉ-թԹ❁թԹԶթԹԴթՉթԹԲթԹ— թժթԹ❁թԹԲթԹ,թԹ- թԹթԹ❁թՉ թԹ❁թՉ-թԹԴթԹԷթԹ, թԹ)թԹ(թԹԵթՉթԹԴթՉթԹԲ թԹ,թԹԲթԹ,թԹեթԹ❁թԹ»թԹ։թԹ❁թԹբթԹ,թԹԳ թԹ՛թԹ❁թՉ-թԹ❁թԹ§թԹ(թՉ-թԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹԴթՉթԹԳթԹԳթԹ(թՉ-թԹԴթՉթԹԲ թԹ§թԹ❁թՉ-թԹ(թԹ՟թԹԱթԹաթԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹ❁թԹԳ թՉ❁ թՉ»թՉ-թԹ(թԹԳթՉթԹ, թԹ։թԹ(թՉ-թԹ❁թԹ՜թԹ❁թԹբթԹԴթՉթԹ.թԹբթԹ❁թԹԳ թԹզթԹ՜թԹ»թԹ§թԹԴթՉթԹԳթՉթԹԳթԹ(թՉ-թԹ, թԹ՟թԹ❁թԹ՟թԹէթԹԴթՉթԹԲ թԹ«թԹե:

թԹ,թԹԲթԹ❁թԹէթԹ❁թԹԵթԹ❁թՉ-թԹէթԹԷթԹ❁թԹ… թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ՞թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ թԹ❁թՉ-թԹէթԹ❁թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ՞թԹԳթԹԲթԹ❁թԹԳթԹե թԹԲթԹ❁թԹզթԹ,թԹԳ թԹ՜թԹԴթԹԳթԹԷթԹ(թԹԳթԹթԹ,թԹ❁թԹԳ, թԹ—թԹզթԹէ թԹբթԹզթԹզթժզ թԹ§թԹ❁թԹԳթԹ❁թԹ՞թՉ❁թԹ,, թԹդթԹ, թԹԳթԹ❁թԹ՟թԹ❁թԹէթԹ(թԹզթԹԴթՉթԹԲ թԹ՛թԹ❁թԹբթՉ-թԹ(թԹԳթԹ,թՉ թԹԷթԹ(թՉ-թԹ❁թԹ)թԹ❁թՉ-թԹ՞թԹ,թԹ թԹ❁թԹԳթԹԲթԹ,թԹեթԹ❁թԹԵթԹ(թԹզ թԹ՛թԹ(թԹէթԹԴ թԹ)թԹ❁թԹէթԹ❁թԹԵթԹ❁թՉ-թԹէթԹբթԹ❁թԹ-թԹ, թԹ❁թԹ»թԹ❁թԹէ թԹ❁թՉ-թԹ՞թԹ❁թԹ՜թԹԴթՉթԹԲթՉ՛

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PACE condemns Azerbaijanթ§Չ-Չ§s use of prisoner transfer treaty in թ§Չ-խSafarov caseթ§Չ-Չ§

The Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has condemned the use by Azerbaijan of a Council of Europe prisoner transfer treaty to justify the immediate release of an Azerbaijani soldier, convicted of murdering an Armenian soldier in Hungary in 2004, once he had returned to his home country.

In a resolution adopted during its meeting in Brussels, based on a report by Christopher Chope (United Kingdom, EC), the Standing Committee թ§Չ-Չ which brings together around 60 leading members of PACE and acts in its name թ§Չ-Չ said the use of Article 12 of the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons in the case of Ramil Safarov was թ§Չ-ժa violation of the principles of good faith in international relations and of the rule of lawթ§Չ-Թ.

Mr Safarov was convicted in 2007 of murdering an Armenian fellow participant on a NATO training course in Hungary and was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of release for 30 years. After serving eight years of his sentence in Hungary, he was transferred to Azerbaijan under the Convention, which allows the transfer of foreign prisoners to their home countries for primarily humanitarian reasons.

Upon his arrival Mr Safarov was welcomed as a national hero and granted an immediate pardon թ§Չ-Չ long before the expiry of the minimum sentence set by the Hungarian court թ§Չ-Չ and a retroactive promotion as well as other rewards, according to the resolution.

The Convention is թ§Չ-ժnot designed to be used for the immediate release of prisoners upon return to their home countryթ§Չ-Թ, the parliamentarians pointed out.

թ§Չ-ժWhile recognizing that States Parties, by virtue of Article 12 of the convention, have a sovereign right to grant pardons and amnesties to persons sentenced to a term of imprisonment, the Assembly recalls that the principles of good faith in international relations, recognized, inter alia, by the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, and of the rule of law require that treaties be interpreted in line with their objects and purposes.թ§Չ-Թ

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