ov ▁had ▁been ▁tried ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment ▁in ▁Hung ary . ▁However , ▁after ▁being ▁extr ad ited ▁to ▁A zer ba ij an , ▁Saf ar ov ▁received ▁a ▁hero ' s ▁welcome , ▁receiving ▁a ▁medal ▁and ▁new ▁home ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁government . ▁According ▁to ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁authorities , ▁Saf ar ov ▁was ▁p ardon ed ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁Article ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁the ▁convention ▁on ▁the ▁Transfer ▁of ▁Sent enced ▁Person . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁major , ▁and ▁given ▁an ▁a partment ▁and ▁over ▁eight ▁years ▁of ▁back ▁pay , ▁covering ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁had ▁spent ▁in ▁j ail . ▁ ▁Stat ements ▁about ▁Armen ia ▁and ▁Nag orno - Kar ab akh ▁Short ly ▁after ▁thousands ▁of ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁people ▁gathered ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁mass acre ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁Armen ians ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁earlier , ▁President ▁Ali ye v ▁posted ▁in ▁his ▁official ▁website : ▁“ O ur ▁main ▁enemies ▁are ▁Armen ians ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁the ▁hyp oc rit ical ▁and ▁cor rupt ▁polit icians ▁that ▁they ▁control ”. ▁However , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁sources ▁of ▁c itation , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁leadership ▁who ▁are ▁the ▁real ▁targets ▁of ▁President ▁Ali ye v ' s ▁criticism . ▁During ▁his ▁speech ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁noted : ▁" I ▁once ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁people ▁should ▁not