The number of fatalities in the RA and NK Armed Forces for January-March of 2016

The results of the observations carried out by Peace Dialogue NGO regarding the fatalities in the Armenian and NK Armed Forces in the first three months of 2016.

In the mentioned period, 16 death cases were recorded, 8 death cases in Armenia and 8 death cases in NK.

3 soldiers died as a result of a ceasefire regime violation:

  1. Aramayis Voskanyan (January 9, NK )
  2. Simon Chavrshyan (February 5, NK )
  3. Artyom Varderesyan (March 17, NK)

5 soldiers committed suicide:

  1. Davit Terteryan (February 18, NK)
  2. Temur Sloyan (February 19, NK)

Temur Sloyan and Kamo Hovhannisyan died in the same incident.

On February 19, 2016 at approximately 6:50 a.m. private soldier T. Sloyan who was the machine-gunner of the 3rd squad at N military unit, in the combat post of the same unit shot the commander of the same squad, junior Sergeant Kamo Hovhannisyan in the face. K. Hovhannisyan died right there after which private Sloyan shot himself in his head.

Considering that in the prepared documents it is obvious that there is sufficient data indicating attributes of crime envisaged by Article 104 part 1 of the Criminal Code and Article 110, Part 1 of the RA Criminal Code, the Second Garrison Investigative Department initiated a criminal case.

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  1. Sargis Ohanyan (March 11, NK)
  2. Kamo Martirosyan (March 14, RA)
  3. Mesrop Ghurshudyan (March 29, RA)

2 murder cases:

  1. Kamo Hovhannisyan (February 19, NK)
  2. Hovhannes Haroutyunian(March 17, NK)

A criminal case was initiated in regards to Hovhannes Haroutyunyan’s death and his co-serviceman was charged. Haroutyunyan received a fatal gunshot wound in the head in a combat post. Based on the evidence obtained private soldier was charged under Article 104, Part 2, point 10 of the RA Criminal Code (murder out of hooliganism). The investigator filed a petition to the court to have arrest as a restrains measure and the petition was sustained. http://www.investigative.am…

1 died in unknown circumstances:

  1. Sevak Hambardzumyan (24 March , RA)

1 soldier was electrocuted. A criminal case was initiated under article “Negligent attitude to military service that negligently caused grave consequences”:

  1. Sargis Manukyan (March 30, RA)

4  soldiers died as a result of fatal incidents:

  1. Karen Karapetyan (March 9 RA)
  2. Vahan Ghukasyan (March 9, RA)
  3. Ruslan Harutyunyan (March 9 , RA)
  4. Arsen Hovsepyan (March 23, RA )

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