An Azerbaijani solider killed an Armenian officer with an axe in 2004 . He was sent to prison in Hungary but suddenly was paroled and released . The killer received a new apartment and a promotion on his return to Azerbaijan . `` Mr. Safarov has been glorified in Azerbaijan as a national hero at all levels -- including the top level , '' said Zohrab Mnatsakanian , Armenia 's deputy minister of Foreign Affairs . The parole has raised fears of war between two former Soviet states .
An Azerbaijani solider killed an Armenian officer with an axe in 2004 . He was sent to prison in Hungary but suddenly was paroled and released . The killer received a new apartment and a promotion on his return to Azerbaijan . The parole has raised fears of war between two former Soviet states .