He said that the Court of Appeal could only investigate whether there were any illegalities in the court proceedings against the Azerbaijani lieutenant.

Vardanian said that the court dismissed Safarov's claim that he was driven to this act by the events he witnessed during the occupation of Azerbaijani region of Jabrail region by Armenians.

"The court investigation found out that Ramil Safarov was not in Jabrail at that time and did not witness the events," the Armenian lawyer said.

Vardanian also said that the prosecutor Margit Chokain reacted severely to Ramil Safarov's being declared as Man of the Year in Azerbaijan.

"The prosecutor said that he has never met a country and a nation to declare such murderer as prestigious figure," he underlined.

Legal representative of Ramil Safarov's family, lawyer Adil Ismayilov told APA that the Armenian lawyer Vardanian's statements were nonsense.

"Prosecutor Margit Chokain did not say such sentence on Azerbaijan state and people. These statements were voiced by the lawyer for Armenian side not by the prosecutor. Armenians try to make public their opinions on behalf of the prosecutor," Ismayilov underscored.

Adil Ismayilov also refuted Vardanian's statements that the fact as if Ramil Safarov had not been in Jabrail during its occupation was confirmed by the court. He said such fact was not confirmed by the court at all.