The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Council of Europe condemned the use made by Azerbaijan of Article 12 of the Convention on the Transfer of 
Sentenced Persons in the case of Ramil Safarov, ” which constitutes a violation of the principle of good faith in international relations and the principles of the rule of law. “
The Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons provides for the transfer of foreign prisoners to their country of origin. She goes first and foremost a humanitarian purpose, to improve the prospects for rehabilitation and reintegration of prisoners into society.
The draft resolution based on the report of Christopher Chope (United Kingdom, EDG), is concerned that the Convention has been invoked to justify the immediate release after the transfer in Azerbaijan Ramil Safarov, Azerbaijani sentenced for murder of an Armenian colleague who attended a training course “Partner for Peace” organized by NATO in Hungary. Upon his arrival in Azerbaijan, it was hailed as a national hero, was immediately pardoned long before the expiration of the minimum sentence imposed by the Hungarian court, received a retroactive promotion and was rewarded for his gesture in many other ways .
The text stresses that the Convention “is not intended to be used for the immediate release of detainees after their return to their country of origin.” It stresses “the importance of implementing the Convention in good faith and in interpreting these provisions, to comply with the principles of the rule of law”, particularly in the case of transfer may have political or diplomatic implications .
The draft resolution should be submitted to the Assembly for debate before the end of 2014.
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