As reported by Reuters almost 2,000 Hungarians protested in Budapest on Tuesday against the government’s decision to allow an Azeri soldier who had killed an Armenian officer in 2004 to return home, leading to heightened tensions between the neighboring countries. Protesters chanted “We are sorry, Armenia” pointing to the fault of their government over extraditing Safarov to Azerbaijan. “Murderers should not be extradited to countries where it is clear that ethnic hate crimes are considered heroism,” said protester Laszlo Muhari, 30. “In a democratic country this is not acceptable.” “(Prime Minister Viktor) Orban should stop lying and start giving clear answers, because it is simply impossible that such a brutal killer is just released without a background deal.”
