«Ramil Safarov will undergo a repeated medical expertise in late November. A conclusion will be drawn upon acquaintance with the expertise outcomes,» Safarov’s attorney Adil Ismaylov stated. According to the lawyer, after the conclusion of the medical expertise is received, the trial documents will be submitted to court. Ismaylov also said he kept in touch with the client by telephone and the officer’s state is satisfactory.
As earlier stated attorney on the case of murder of G. Margaryan, member of the International Bar Association Nazeli Vardanyan, during the trial held September 27 experts, who had carried out the first and second medical examinations, produced their resolutions. During the first examination Safarov was declared sane. The second examination carried out with the mediation of the defense revealed elements of posttraumatic syndrome. Psychologist Yuhas Christin, who made the first examination, presented his viewpoint and the examination outcomes in detail. He stated that the people with post-traumatic syndrome can develop fear but by no means aggression. A person with such syndrome would never become an army officer and would never dare to commit a murder. Moreover, posttraumatic syndrome can hit people, who witnessed any tragic events, in part, “the events in Khodjaly,” as the defense holds. However during the above mentioned events Safarov was in Baku and then left for Turkey. The attempts of expert Ildiko Kovach, who carried out the second examination, proved his being not professional. As representative of the Armenian Defense Ministry Hayk Demoyan said during a press conference in Budapest, Kovach insisted that when in Turkey Ramil Safarov took in a medicine called Xenex prescribed for people with posttraumatic syndrome. However Yuhas Christin said that such medicine was not in circulation at that time. According to Nazeli Vardanyan, posttraumatic syndrome is not rated as psychological disease and cannot be considered to be a mitigating circumstance. After the testimony of the experts the court decreed to hold the third examination to consider the previous ones and approve either of them. The next sitting is scheduled for December 15.
To remind, February 19, 2004 Armenian Armed Forces lieutenant Gurgen Margaryan, who was taking an English course within NATO Partnership for Peace program was brutally hacked to death by Azeri officer Ramil Safarov. The latter was accused with Article 116.2 of the Hungarian Criminal Code, which provides for a punishment of 10-15 years of deprivation of liberty or life imprisonment.
