The judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR or Court) in Makuchyan and Minasyan v. Azerbaijan and Hungary is remarkable both on account of its facts and the peculiar legal issues it raised. In 2004, an ax-wielding Azerbaijani army officer (R.S.) beheaded one Armenian officer, and attempted to kill another, while attending a NATO-organized English language course in Budapest, Hungary. R.S. was prosecuted in Hungary and given a life sentence. Eight years later, R.S. was transferred to Azerbaijan to serve the remainder of his sentence. However, upon his arrival, R.S. received a hero's welcome. He was released, pardoned, promoted, and awarded salary arrears for the period spent in prison, as well as the use of a state apartment in the capital. Many high-ranking Azerbaijani officials expressed their approval of R.S.'s conduct and pardon. (The long-standing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan of course looms in the background of this story.)

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Makuchyan 和 Minasyan 诉阿塞拜疆和匈牙利

欧洲人权法院（ECtHR 或法院）在Makuchyan 和 Minasyan 诉阿塞拜疆和匈牙利因其事实和提出的特殊法律问题而引人注目。2004 年，一名挥舞着斧头的阿塞拜疆军官 (RS) 在匈牙利布达佩斯参加由北约组织的英语课程时，斩首了一名亚美尼亚军官，并试图杀死另一名军官。RS在匈牙利被起诉并被判处无期徒刑。八年后，RS 被转移到阿塞拜疆服完剩余的刑期。然而，RS一到，就受到了英雄般的欢迎。他被释放、赦免、晋升，并因在监狱期间的工资拖欠，以及在首都使用国家公寓。许多阿塞拜疆高级官员对RS的行为表示赞同和赦免。