BUDAPEST, NOVEMBER 24, ARMENPRESS: A court in Hungary that is trying an Azeri officer who killed his fellow Armenian officer Gurgen Margarian with an ax at a Budapest military academy on February 19 has adjourned the trial until February 8. An Armenian lawyer Nazeli Vardanian, who is in Budapest representing the interests of the killed officer’s family and another Armenian officer, told Armenpress that Safarov pleaded guilty in court, that ran counter to his pre-trial testimony when he said he took revenge for Armenian attacks on Azeris.
The court heard also the testimony of Hayk Makuchian, another Armenian officer, who was in the same room with Margarian and who was also targeted by Safarov and another cadet, Kuti Balas, who was the first to witness the murder. Vardanian said the trial was postponed in order to question another officer, a Lithuanian, who shared the room with Margarian.
In February, Safarov entered the Armenian’s room, stabbed him several times with a knife, and struck him repeatedly with an axe, almost severing his head. Both were participating in a NATO Partnership for Peace English language course.
Safarov was charged with committing premeditated murder with extreme cruelty, and faces possible life imprisonment if found guilty.
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