THE NUMBER OF FATALITIES IN THE RA ARMED FORCES FOR JANUARY-SEPTEMBER OF 2014

Based on the observations of Peace Dialogue NGO, 38 fatalities were recorded in the RA Armed Forces for the period from January-September of 2014. 13 of the recorded cases occurred in the territory of Armenia, the other 25 cases in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Based on the preliminary information, 20 of the cases are a result of ceasefire regime violation:

1. Karen Galstyan
2. Armen Hovhannisyan
3. Garnik Torosyan
4. Arayik Babayan
5. Arthur Ohanjanyan
6. Erik Gasparyan
7. Garik Balayan
8. Narek Poghosyan
9. Boris Gasparyan
10. Andranik Yeghoyan
11. Armen Avetisyan
12. Movses Gasparyan
13. Sargis Abrahamyan
14. Khachatur Baghdasaryan
15. Ararat Khanoyan
16. Ashot Asoyan
17. Zorik Gevorgyan
18. Sargis Movsisyan
19. Aram Grigoryan
20. Mher Hakobyan

3 soldiers died because of health issues:

1. Edik Shahnazaryan
2. Hayk Makaryan
3. Arshak Zardaryan

Service investigations regarding the death (health issues) of soldiers Edik Shahnazaryan and Arshak Zardaryan are completed and unit commanders were reprimanded.  Based on the investigation results of Mher Khlghatyan’s and Edik Shahnazaryan’s cases, the doctors were dismissed from their posts.

4 fatalities were the result of a safety rules violation:

1. Arman Ghukasyan
2. Nerses Karapetyan
3. Harutyun Safaryan
4. Armen Hayrapetyan

5 fatalities were fatal incidents.

1. Esayi Esayan
2. Hovhannes Hovhannisyan
3. Merujan Harutyunyan
4. Arevik Babasyan
5. Pavlik Manukyan

According to preliminary information, Subaltern Yesayi Esayan and contractual soldier Hovhannes Hovhannisyan were not on duty, they died as a result of a car accident.

For the period from January-June of 2014, 5 murder cases were reported.

1. Grisha Khachatryan
2. Derenik Manukyan
3. Gevorg Avagyan
4. Vladimir Hayrapetyan
5. Gor Grigoryan

One suicide case was recorded.

1. Samvel Harutyunayn

Posted 01 October, 2014

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