The number of fatalities in the RA and NK Armed Forces for January-March of 2015

The results of the observations carried out by Peace Dialogue NGO regarding the fatalities in the RA and NK armed forces for the first quarter of 2015.

The observations revealed 26 death cases in the RA and NK armed forces: 6 death cases occurred in the territory of Armenia while the other 20 cases occurred in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Based on the data revealed, 19 soldiers died as a result of ceasefire regime violations (4 cases in the RA territory, 15 cases in the NK territory):

1. Karen Grigoryan
2. Vardan Mkrtchyan

Karen Grigoryan and Vardan Mkrtchyan died during the same incident on the night of January 2-3 in the territory of Nagorno Karabakh.)

3. Arman Haroutyunyan (January 17^th , RA)
4. Suren Pilosyan (January 20^th, NK)
5. Nahapet Asatryan (January 21^st, NK
6. Arman Udumyan (January 21^st, RA)
7. Karen Galstyan
8. Artak Sargsyan

Karen Galstyan and Artak Sargsyan died during the same incident on January 23 in the territory of Armenia)

9. Shakespeare Hakobyan (February 5, NK)
10. Artak Aghekyan
11. Hayk Baroyan

Artak Aghekyan and Hayk Baroyan died as a result of the same incident on February 28^th in the territory of NK)

12. Arsen Karapetyan (March 2, NK)
13. Hakob Khachatryan
14. Eduard Hayrapetyan
15. Arshak Haroutyunyan
16. Samvel Hakobyan

Hakob Khachatryan, Eduard Hayrapetyan and Arshak Haroutyunyan died as a result of the same incident on March 19th in the territory of NK, while Samvel Hakobyan died on March 26th in the hospital as a result of the wounds he received during the same incident.

17. Hovsep Andreasyan (March 29^th, NK)
18. Unknown
19. 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. NK Defense Army refused to provide any information to Peace Dialogue NGO.

2 soldiers committed suicide:

1. Albert Safaryan (February 27^th, NK)

The head of the company subaltern Arayik Sukiasyan, private soldier Gevorg Ghazaryan and junior sergeant Mihran Hovakimyan have been detained in regards to the suicide case of Albert Safaryan. The temporary soldiers are suspected in the commission of the crime under Article 359, Part 1 and Part 2, point 2 of the RA Criminal Code (Breach of relations, prescribed by field manuals, between servicemen not subordinated to each other, expressed in humiliation of the person’s honor and self-esteem, persecution or violence). The head of the company Arayik Sukiasyan is suspected in the commission of the crime under Article 358, Part 2 of the RA Criminal Code.

2. Samvel Mirzoyan (March 6th, RA)

3 murder cases reported

1. Haykaz Barseghyan (January 29^th, RA)

A criminal case has been initiated in regards to Haykaz Barseghyan’s murder case. Officer of the RA MoD Vazgen Sargsyan military institute, Captain Artyom Avetisyan 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.” According to the announcement made by the Investigative Committee, four soldiers were arrested.

2. Tigran Simonyan (February 10, 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.

3. Armen Osipyan (February 14, NK)

One soldier died in unknown circumstances.

1. Hayk Margaryan (March 22, NK)

One soldier died as a result of an accident.

1. Arthur Vardevanyan (January 17, NK)

Posted 01 April, 2015

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