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EFFORTS TO COVER-UP MURDER
Suzan Simonyan
Lragir.am News
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/society23219.html
13:08:13 - 05/09/2011
On Sunday, after noon, the investigative service of the Ministry
of Defense informed that the only officer detained for the death
of Aghasi Abrahamyan was remanded in custody. He was charged under
Article 375 Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code. Although the military
prosecutor vows immediate revelation, the minister of defense pledges
punishment for those guilty, and the deputy minister Vova Gasparyan
announces that the crime is revealed, 8 days past the case, it is not
known who killed, injured or tortured the serviceman. There is only
someone anonymous who abused his official authority, and anonymity
is for the sake of his security.
In the meantime, the command should know better what happened in
reality. Especially that nothing can be hidden in the military unit
of Yeghnikner. The civilian population of the neighboring Tonashen
village is 7-8 households, and the officers often have to live in
the barracks, side by side with soldiers, or in the building which
is next door, they call it the White House.
And if the commanders don't know what happens in front of their eyes,
in the evening of August 26, they definitely were involved in the
torturing of the soldier.
After Aghasi Abrahamyan's death, the military unit of Yeghnikner
(Deer) has almost been in a state of emergency. Movement through
Tonashen is highly limited. Nobody has had leave since August 26.
"The guys can't even telephone their parents. They're in quarantine,"
says a young man who completed service a few months ago and has
friends there.
Such security measures are determined by the visits of high-ranking
officials. The military prosecutor, Gagik Kostanyan, says intensive and
large-scale investigative action is underway. Although the officials
speak on this topic every day, more pledges come than information,
which is scarce and controversial.
On August 30, the military prosecutor's office informed that one
officer had been arrested. On the same day, the spokesman for the
Ministry of Defense announced that one officer and one soldier had
been arrested. Nver Mirzabekyan, Suren Tadevosyan, Arsen Afyan are
mentioned. About 6 or 7 names are mentioned who were arrested and
suspected, among them the godson of the president of Armenia.
Proceedings were filed upon charges for grave bodily injuries caused
intentionally, rather than murder, as the society expected, while
the military prosecutor advises not to focus on the article. In the
meantime, the difference between the articles is immense and essential
for this guilty. Causing death negligently is liable to five years'
imprisonment, whereas the punishment envisaged for murder with
particular cruelty is life sentence.
"What negligence? My son was killed cruelly. His head was broken,
the doctor saw a 7cm crack in the scull," Aghasi Abrahamyan's
father, Gegham Abrahamyan says. When the chief forensic doctor,
Shota Vardanyan, touched his waist near the kidneys, his back was
sunken. In dissection he found that the kidneys were burst.
There were long traces of blood on his bottom. "I think he was dragged
along the ground, but the head was terrible, it was swollen to a
terrible size," his father cannot forget the sight of his son's body.
Gegham says Aghasi was popular at the military unit. Meanwhile,
he learns from the press that his son was beaten to death by his
fellow servicemen.
Rumors came that Aghasi was pissing at a tree while a soldier asked him
to stop and he shook his finger at him. "Before the army, Aghasi lived
in Rostov and did kickboxing. He was short but strong. And he played
football for 7-8 years." He says he was strong to defend himself and he
therefore believes that his son was cruelly beaten to death by a group.
Suzan Simonyan
Lragir.am News
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/society23219.html
13:08:13 - 05/09/2011
On Sunday, after noon, the investigative service of the Ministry
of Defense informed that the only officer detained for the death
of Aghasi Abrahamyan was remanded in custody. He was charged under
Article 375 Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code. Although the military
prosecutor vows immediate revelation, the minister of defense pledges
punishment for those guilty, and the deputy minister Vova Gasparyan
announces that the crime is revealed, 8 days past the case, it is not
known who killed, injured or tortured the serviceman. There is only
someone anonymous who abused his official authority, and anonymity
is for the sake of his security.
In the meantime, the command should know better what happened in
reality. Especially that nothing can be hidden in the military unit
of Yeghnikner. The civilian population of the neighboring Tonashen
village is 7-8 households, and the officers often have to live in
the barracks, side by side with soldiers, or in the building which
is next door, they call it the White House.
And if the commanders don't know what happens in front of their eyes,
in the evening of August 26, they definitely were involved in the
torturing of the soldier.
After Aghasi Abrahamyan's death, the military unit of Yeghnikner
(Deer) has almost been in a state of emergency. Movement through
Tonashen is highly limited. Nobody has had leave since August 26.
"The guys can't even telephone their parents. They're in quarantine,"
says a young man who completed service a few months ago and has
friends there.
Such security measures are determined by the visits of high-ranking
officials. The military prosecutor, Gagik Kostanyan, says intensive and
large-scale investigative action is underway. Although the officials
speak on this topic every day, more pledges come than information,
which is scarce and controversial.
On August 30, the military prosecutor's office informed that one
officer had been arrested. On the same day, the spokesman for the
Ministry of Defense announced that one officer and one soldier had
been arrested. Nver Mirzabekyan, Suren Tadevosyan, Arsen Afyan are
mentioned. About 6 or 7 names are mentioned who were arrested and
suspected, among them the godson of the president of Armenia.
Proceedings were filed upon charges for grave bodily injuries caused
intentionally, rather than murder, as the society expected, while
the military prosecutor advises not to focus on the article. In the
meantime, the difference between the articles is immense and essential
for this guilty. Causing death negligently is liable to five years'
imprisonment, whereas the punishment envisaged for murder with
particular cruelty is life sentence.
"What negligence? My son was killed cruelly. His head was broken,
the doctor saw a 7cm crack in the scull," Aghasi Abrahamyan's
father, Gegham Abrahamyan says. When the chief forensic doctor,
Shota Vardanyan, touched his waist near the kidneys, his back was
sunken. In dissection he found that the kidneys were burst.
There were long traces of blood on his bottom. "I think he was dragged
along the ground, but the head was terrible, it was swollen to a
terrible size," his father cannot forget the sight of his son's body.
Gegham says Aghasi was popular at the military unit. Meanwhile,
he learns from the press that his son was beaten to death by his
fellow servicemen.
Rumors came that Aghasi was pissing at a tree while a soldier asked him
to stop and he shook his finger at him. "Before the army, Aghasi lived
in Rostov and did kickboxing. He was short but strong. And he played
football for 7-8 years." He says he was strong to defend himself and he
therefore believes that his son was cruelly beaten to death by a group.