From the “Freedom devotees” association, Baku, Azerbaijan

Dear Mr. President,

The news of the extradition to Azerbaijan of officer Ramil Safarov, who was serving a long imprisonment sentence in Hungary, his pardon and exemption from the remainder of the sentence by your order have caused endless joy with every Azerbaijani, everyone who loves Azerbaijan and members of the “Freedom devotees” association. This consists not only in the fact of pardon, it is a symbol of the restoration of the rights of a citizen who has shown true dedication to the Azerbaijani state and its symbol, the state flag, but faced with injustice and was sentenced to life in prison. From this point of view, the President’s pardon of Ramil Safarov has legal significance as a restoration of justice. It is also a good indicator of loyalty to state symbols. Regardless of the attitude of the Armenian lobby and pro-Armenian political forces, you have signed an order of pardon, thus showing once again your truly independent stance and a strong position of the state headed by you. You have also proved that you remain true to the oath to protect the rights of every citizen of Azerbaijan.

Members of the “Freedom devotees” association, an organization of people who have dedicated their lives to the struggle for the independence of Azerbaijan, consider it their duty to thank you and congratulate the people of Azerbaijan, especially Ramil Safarov, his family members and loved ones, and pray to God to make this victory the beginning of even more grand victories.

At the same time, the association strongly condemns the irrelevant attitude to this event by both the Armenian government and some politicians who have been indifferent to this country’s policy of imposing its views on international institutions.

Such politicians have been turning a blind eye to the Khojaly genocide which has no analogues in terms of cruelty in the world. They have viewed quite normally such individuals as Kocharyan and Sargsyan, people who have acknowledged to have been active participants in this tragedy, as leaders of the Armenian state. Their abnormal attitude to the extradition and freeing of an Azerbaijani citizen who had punished an Armenian serviceman for insulting the national flag of Azerbaijan actually reveals their true face. It is impossible to understand why these politicians, who remained blind to the murder by the Armenians of 9-10-year-old Azerbaijani children by explosives planted in a toy, in an act of cruelty disproportionate to any human norms, are discontent about a humane step that meets all international standards. The “Freedom devotees” association believes that building the policies of the modern civilized world on the basis of religious, ethnic intolerance poses a threat to the future of humanity, categorically condemns it and expresses solidarity with the Azerbaijani government in its measures in the name of the country, people and the state.

Sincerely,

T. Y. Novruzov,
Chairman of the “Freedom devotees” association
Baku, the Republic of Azerbaijan