Azerbaijan has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights for war crimes committed by the Armenian political leadership.

Axar.az reports that the statement came from Assistant to the First Vice President of Azerbaijan Elchin Amirbayov during a briefing on the preliminary results of the investigation of crimes committed by Armenia against civilians in various regions of the country, including Ganja, Barda and other cities.

According to him, the Armenian atrocities and illegal actions were sent to the Court of Human Rights with all the facts:

"We hope that the court will soon consider this case and punish the Armenian political leadership."