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ANOTHER ANONYMOUS LETTER ON PLIGHT IN ARMY
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country26975.html
Published: 11:16:47 - 27/07/2012
The Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Vanadzor office received another
anonymous letter on the state of human rights in the Armed Forces,
the existing problems and violations of field manuals.
On 26 July 2012 the NGO received an email on unlawfulness, violence
and duress by conscript Tatul Grigoryan. It is noted that he is the
nephew of the deputy commander of the same military unit and the son
of a Republican member of parliament.
The anonymous author informs that this conscript, drunken almost every
day, bullies the other conscripts, collects 3400 drams from each
conscript at the end of every month. The higher commanders are not
aware, while the commanders of the company and the platoon cannot do
anything about it because they are afraid. The chief of staff of the
military unit is Grisha Khachaturov, the son of the chief of general
staff of the RA Army Yuri Khachaturov. He is a strict commander and if
he learns about it, he will attend to this but nobody dares tell him.
The ministry of defense is not aware. He even gambled and sent the
loser home to bring the money, once it was 300,000 drams.
Earlier on July 19 the NGO received the first anonymous letter from
an officer who complained of Grisha Khachaturov, the deputy commander
of the 3rd corps, and his friends, duress and tension in the military
units of the 3rd corps.
Referring to the content of the letters, the HCA Vanadzor office
expresses concern about the plight in the 3rd corps which indicates
the lack of efficient mechanisms of internal appeals.
The HCA demands that the Ministry of Defense undertake rapid measures
to resolve problems resulting from violations of field manuals,
based on solutions it proposed earlier.
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country26975.html
Published: 11:16:47 - 27/07/2012
The Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Vanadzor office received another
anonymous letter on the state of human rights in the Armed Forces,
the existing problems and violations of field manuals.
On 26 July 2012 the NGO received an email on unlawfulness, violence
and duress by conscript Tatul Grigoryan. It is noted that he is the
nephew of the deputy commander of the same military unit and the son
of a Republican member of parliament.
The anonymous author informs that this conscript, drunken almost every
day, bullies the other conscripts, collects 3400 drams from each
conscript at the end of every month. The higher commanders are not
aware, while the commanders of the company and the platoon cannot do
anything about it because they are afraid. The chief of staff of the
military unit is Grisha Khachaturov, the son of the chief of general
staff of the RA Army Yuri Khachaturov. He is a strict commander and if
he learns about it, he will attend to this but nobody dares tell him.
The ministry of defense is not aware. He even gambled and sent the
loser home to bring the money, once it was 300,000 drams.
Earlier on July 19 the NGO received the first anonymous letter from
an officer who complained of Grisha Khachaturov, the deputy commander
of the 3rd corps, and his friends, duress and tension in the military
units of the 3rd corps.
Referring to the content of the letters, the HCA Vanadzor office
expresses concern about the plight in the 3rd corps which indicates
the lack of efficient mechanisms of internal appeals.
The HCA demands that the Ministry of Defense undertake rapid measures
to resolve problems resulting from violations of field manuals,
based on solutions it proposed earlier.