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Armenian soldier charged with premeditated murder of co-serviceman
September 10, 2011 - 13:24 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 9, the general court of Armenia's
Syunik province granted an arrest warrant for 2 officers detained in
the case of Armenian army soldier Aghasi Abrahamyan's death.
The officers were charged with misuse of authority, administrative
dereliction in accordance with article 375 of Armenian Criminal Code,
stipulating for 2-13 years of imprisonment.
In the framework of investigation into Armenian soldier Hayk
Lazarian's death, his co-serviceman Lendrush Nazlukhanyan was accused
of premeditated murder in accordance with article 104 of Armenian
Criminal Code, stipulating for 6-12 years of imprisonment.
Previously, Nazlukhanyan was charged with careless handling of weapon
resulting in a death, in accordance with article 373.3 of Armenian
Criminal Code, stipulating for 3-7 years of imprisonment.
On August 26, Aghasi Abrahamyan, born 1992, was brought unconscious to
a military hospital, where he died later. Later, medical examination
resealed marks of violence on the soldier's body.
In the morning of September 7, Armenian serviceman Hayk Lazarian,
born 1992, died from a gunshot wound, inflicted by fellow serviceman
Lendrush Nazlukhanyan, while on military duty on the line of contact
between Nagorno Karabakh Republic and Azerbaijani armed forces.
September 10, 2011 - 13:24 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 9, the general court of Armenia's
Syunik province granted an arrest warrant for 2 officers detained in
the case of Armenian army soldier Aghasi Abrahamyan's death.
The officers were charged with misuse of authority, administrative
dereliction in accordance with article 375 of Armenian Criminal Code,
stipulating for 2-13 years of imprisonment.
In the framework of investigation into Armenian soldier Hayk
Lazarian's death, his co-serviceman Lendrush Nazlukhanyan was accused
of premeditated murder in accordance with article 104 of Armenian
Criminal Code, stipulating for 6-12 years of imprisonment.
Previously, Nazlukhanyan was charged with careless handling of weapon
resulting in a death, in accordance with article 373.3 of Armenian
Criminal Code, stipulating for 3-7 years of imprisonment.
On August 26, Aghasi Abrahamyan, born 1992, was brought unconscious to
a military hospital, where he died later. Later, medical examination
resealed marks of violence on the soldier's body.
In the morning of September 7, Armenian serviceman Hayk Lazarian,
born 1992, died from a gunshot wound, inflicted by fellow serviceman
Lendrush Nazlukhanyan, while on military duty on the line of contact
between Nagorno Karabakh Republic and Azerbaijani armed forces.