Munich: President Ilham Aliyev spoke to France 24 about the sentencing of illegal separatist regime leaders. 'These are the leaders of the illegal separatist regime, which illegally functioned on our territory, on the territory of the sovereign Azerbaijani state, recognized as such by the entire international community, including Armenia,' President Ilham Aliyev said in response to a question from France 24 TV channel correspondent in Munich regarding the military court's decision to hand down severe prison sentences to 13 individuals from the Garabagh region, including a life sentence for the former leader, APA reports.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, President Aliyev explained that these individuals were responsible for orchestrating numerous war crimes against Azerbaijanis and Azerbaijan over many years. He emphasized that after being detained in Garabagh during a military operation, they were brought to justice. President Aliyev assured that the individuals were provided with legal representation and that the trial was conducted with transparency. He highlighted that the crimes were substantiated through witness testimonies, leaving no room for doubt regarding the fairness of the proceedings.