During the trial held on Thursday at the Baku Military Court, the accused – Davit Manukyan, a citizen of Armenia, born and registered there, and a military serviceman of the Armenian Armed Forces who served in the highest military rank of Major General – admitted that the commander of the "Shushi" special military battalion, which fought against Azerbaijan in Karabakh, was Jirayr Sefilyan.

Axar.az reports that in response to questions, Davit Manukyan stated that he was unaware that Jirayr Sefilyan was born in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, and mentioned, "He came from 'Western Armenia'; however, he was an Armenian citizen." He added that the so-called "Dashnak" battalion that fought against Azerbaijan in Karabakh consisted of various detachments. "The detachments included people from Karabakh and citizens of Armenia," Manukyan stated.