The number of the fatalities in the RA and NK Armed Forces in 2015

The number of the fatalities in the RA and NK Armed Forces in 2015

The results of the observations carried out by Peace Dialogue NGO regarding the fatalities in the Armenian and NK Armed Forces in 2015.

In the mentioned period, 77 death cases were recorded, 32 death cases in Armenia and 45 death cases in NK.

41 soldiers died as a result of a ceasefire regime violation (7 cases in the RA territory and 34 in the territory of NK)

1. Karen Grigoryan
2. Vardan Mkrtchyan
   Karen Grigoryan and Vardan Mkrtchyan died as a result of the same incident on the night of January 2-3, 2015 in the territory of NK.
3. Arman Haroutyunyan (17 January, RA)
4. Suren Pilosyan (20 January, NK)
5. Nahapet Asatryan (21 January, NK)
6. Arman Udumyan (21 January, RA)
7. Karen Galstyan
8. Artak Sargsyan
   Karen Galstyan and Artak Sargsyan died as a result of the same incident on 23 January, 2015 in the territory of RA
9. Shekspir Hakobyan (5 February, NK)
10. Artak Aghekyan
11. Haik Baroyan
    Artak Aghekyan and Haik Baroyan died as a result of the same incident on 28 February, 2015 in the territory of NK.
12. Arsen Karapetyan (2 March, NK)
13. Hakob Khachatryan
14. Eduard Hayrapetyan
15. Arshak Haroutyunyan
16. Samvel Hakobyan
    Hakob Khachatryan, Eduard Hayrapetyan, and Arshak Zadoyan died as a result of the same incident on 19 March, 2015 in the territory of NK, while Samvel Hakobyan died in the hospital on 26 March, 2015 after receiving fatal injuries in the same incident.
17. Unknown
18. Unknown
    Times.am and Tert.am reported that 2 contractual soldiers died during the incident that occurred on the night of January 5-6 near the border of NK. However, there is no official report about this. Because of lack of information it was not possible to add the mentioned cases in the database, therefore they are not expressed in the infographics.
19. Hovsep Andreasyan (29 March, NK)
20. Levon Mirzoyan (7 April, NK)
21. Haik Keshishoghlyan(7 April, RA)
22. Arman Yepremyan (26 June, RA)
23. Karen Hovhannisyan(12 August, NK)
24. Ivan Babayan(15 August, NK)
25. Haik Tevoyan(3 September, RA)
26. Marat Khachatryan
27. Arman Stepanyan
    Marat Khachatryan and Arman Stepanyan died as a result of the same incident on 4 September in the territory of NK.
28. Norayr Khachatryan
29. Robert Mkrtchyan
30. Harout Hakobyan
31. Karen Shahinyan
    Norayr Khachatryan, Robert Mkrtchyan, Harout Hakobyan and Karen Shahinyan died as a result of the same incident on 25 September in the territory of NK.
32. Vahe Vanoyan
33. Mikayel Torosyan
    Vahe Vanoyan and Mikael Torosyan died as a result of the same incident on 12 November, 2015 in the territory of NK
34. Erik Grigoryan (4 December, NK)
35. Garik Avanesyan (8 December, NK)
36. Vardan Vardanyan (11 December, NK)
37. Karen Grigoryan (11 December, NK)
38. Aghasi Grigoryan
39. Ruben Aleksanyan
    Aghasi Grigoryan and Ruben Aleksanyan died as a result of the same incident on 12 December, 2015 in the territory of NK.
40. Sidar Aloyan (4 December, NK)
41. Karen Akulyan (4 December, NK)

7 soldiers committed suicide 

1. Albert Safaryan (27 February, NK)
   The Investigative Committee of the General Military Investigative Department initiated a criminal case and three persons were arrested for driving temporary private soldier Albert Safaryan to commit suicide. They were accused of mocking, insulting and using violence against the soldier. The preliminary version of Albert Safaryan’s suicide was refuted. This was announced by the deceased soldier’s father Emil Safaryan on 3 June, 2015 in an interview to NEWS.am. “The prosecutor of the case told me that the suicide hypothesis was refuted and that in fact it was a murder, however he did not tell me any other details. I am going to meet the prosecutor to get acquainted with the materials of the case.” said E. Safaryan adding that the preliminary investigation is not over yet.
2. Samvel Mirzoyan (6 March, RA)
3. Haroutyun Hambaryan (8 May, NK)
   A criminal case was initiated over the death case of Haroutyun Hambaryan. The preliminary investigation revealed that soldier D. Haroutyunyan from the same military unit, violated the rules of relationship of the soldiers, and motivated by emphasizing his dominance, insulted and used violence against soldier H. Hambaryan. Based on the evidence obtained, D. Haroutyunyan was charged according to Article 359, Part 1 and Article 360, Part 1.
4. Edgar Melkonyan  (11 June, NK)
5. Mavrik Melkonyan (30 June, ՀՀ)
6. Narek Haroutyunyan (6 Septmber, RA)
7. Gevorg Khachatryan (28 November, RA)
   

5 murder cases were reported

1. Haykaz Barseghyan (29 January, RA)

A criminal case has been initiated in regards to HaykazBarseghyan’s murder case. Officer of the RA MoDVazgenSargsyan military institute, Captain ArtyomAvetisyan was arrested in regards to the case. The criminal case was initiated under Article 375, Part 1 of the RA Criminal Code: “Abuse of power, transgression of authority or administrative dereliction, if these acts were committed for mercenary or group-interest motives, by a commander or official, and if these inflicted essential damage.”

4 servicemen of the same military unit VacheSahakyan, MovsesAzaryan, GnelTevosyan and NorikSahakyan were charged under Article 104, Part 2, point 7 and 10 of the RA Criminal Code (murder by a group of people out of hooliganism)

Separate proceedings started from the criminal case over Haykaz Barseghyan’s murder case. Based on the evidence obtained as a result of the preliminary investigation of this separate case, A. Martirosyan was charged under Article 360, Part 1 of the RA Criminal Code for insulting the soldier. This criminal case with the indictment was sent to the prosecutor supervising the preliminary investigation. The indictment was confirmed and the case was sent to the Court of General Jourisdiction of Kentron and Nork Marash. The preliminary investigation over Haykaz Barseghyan’s murder case is still in progress.

2. Tigran Simonyan (10 Februrary, NK)

Within the framework of the criminal case with regards to the death of Tigran Simonyan, soldier of the same unit, senior lieutenant Taron Gedeonyan was arrested. He is suspected of breach of combat duty regulations as a result of negligence or bad faith and causing grave consequences.

1 soldier died in unknown circumstances

1. Hayk Margaryan (22 March, NK)

20 soldiers died as a result of accidents

1. Arthur Arakelyan  (9 April, NK)
2. Artyom Tovmasyan (17 April, NK )
3. Arthur Vardevanyan (17 January, NK)
4. Sasun Ziroyan (5 July, NK)
5. Marat Tadevosyan (5 July, NK)
6. Arsen Hunanyan (5 July, NK)
7. Taron Sedrakyan (5 September, RA)
8. Grigor Sahakyan (5 September, RA)
9. Gevorg Vardanyan (5 September, RA)
10. Sevak Gasparyan (11 September, RA)
11. Suren Davtyan (21 September, RA)
12. Galust Verdoyan (22 July, RA)
13. Babken Saroukhanyan (14 October, RA)
14. Haroutyun Hakobyan (30 October, RA)
15. Khachik Poghosyan (6 November, RA)
16. Volodya Martirosyan (15 November, RA)
17. Aram Aslanyan (15 November, RA)
18. Gor Ohanyan (17 December, NK)
19. Taron Karapetyan (20 December, RA)
20. S. Galstyan (21 December, RA)

3 soldiers died as a result of health issues

1. Khder Saroyan (29 May, RA)
2. Sargis Mamyan (5 June, RA)
3. Levon Tonoyan (5 N ovember, RA)

Posted 20 January, 2016

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