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Armenian court rules to arrest army officer over conscript's death
15:50 - 03.09.11
The Court of First Instance in Syunik province satisfied a motion
Saturday to use arrest as a measure of restraint in relation to an
officer arrested over the death of conscript Aghasi Abrahamyan in
Karabakh.
Speaking to Tert.am, Ashkhen Tumanyan, the acting press officer at the
Investigations Service in Armenia's Defense Ministry, said that the
officer is charged with abuse of power, (1st part Article 375 of
Armenia's Criminal Code).
"Today, the Court of First Instance of Syunik province satisfied the
motion submitted by the investigator to use arrest as a measure of
restraints in relation to the officer arrested over the death of
conscript Aghasi Abrahamyan," said Tumanyan.
According to the official version, Aghasi Abrahamyan was brought to a
military hospital in Karabakh in an unconscious state and passed away
an hour later. Abrahamyan's relatives, pointing at the bruises on his
body, claimed he was beaten to death.
Following the incident, Armenia's Military Prosecutor Gevorg Kostanyan
went to that army unit to personally oversee the investigation.
Earlier, speaking to Tert.am, Kostanyan had said that the crime was
revealed but the whole chain of perpetrators was not known yet.
Tert.am
15:50 - 03.09.11
The Court of First Instance in Syunik province satisfied a motion
Saturday to use arrest as a measure of restraint in relation to an
officer arrested over the death of conscript Aghasi Abrahamyan in
Karabakh.
Speaking to Tert.am, Ashkhen Tumanyan, the acting press officer at the
Investigations Service in Armenia's Defense Ministry, said that the
officer is charged with abuse of power, (1st part Article 375 of
Armenia's Criminal Code).
"Today, the Court of First Instance of Syunik province satisfied the
motion submitted by the investigator to use arrest as a measure of
restraints in relation to the officer arrested over the death of
conscript Aghasi Abrahamyan," said Tumanyan.
According to the official version, Aghasi Abrahamyan was brought to a
military hospital in Karabakh in an unconscious state and passed away
an hour later. Abrahamyan's relatives, pointing at the bruises on his
body, claimed he was beaten to death.
Following the incident, Armenia's Military Prosecutor Gevorg Kostanyan
went to that army unit to personally oversee the investigation.
Earlier, speaking to Tert.am, Kostanyan had said that the crime was
revealed but the whole chain of perpetrators was not known yet.
Tert.am