Azerbaijan pardons, frees convicted killer

Budapest : Hungary | Aug 31, 2012 at 7:56 AM PDT

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Hungary An Azerbaijani military officer sentenced to life in prison in Hungary was sent back to his homeland and, despite assurances, was immediately pardoned and freed by Azerbaijan's president...Ramil Safarov was given a life sentence in 2006 by the Budapest City Court after he confessed to hacking... FULL ARTICLE AT Fox News

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