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`Why Do Armenia Citizens Serve in Karabakh?' Ombudsman Unsatisfied
with Defense Ministry Response
03.07.2012 13:12 epress.am
The Armenian Human Rights Defender's Office is currently reviewing the
case of Lena Sarukhanyan, the mother of Gyumri resident Torgom
Sarukhanyan, 22, who died on Feb. 12, 2011, from a gunshot wound he
received while serving in one of the military bases in Khojaly,
Nagorno-Karabakh. Recall, on Feb. 3, 2012, Lena wrote a letter to
Human Rights Defender Karen Andreasyan asking why citizens of Armenia
are serving in Nagorno-Karabakh.
`We received Mrs. Sarukhanyan's initial request and immediately
submitted a request to the Ministry of Defense, but the ministry's
response didn't satisfy us. Consequently, we wrote a letter to the
prime minister, so that we can finally receive a satisfactory answer
that we could then pass on to Mrs. Sarukhanyan,' Aram Vardevanyan, a
representative of the Ombudsman's Office, informed Epress.am, not
providing further details on the Defense Ministry's response.
Vardevanyan said that they are still waiting for the head of
government's intervention in this case.
The Ombudsman's Office representative also said he was surprised at
Lena Sarukhanyan's claim that their office had spoken harshly with
her.
Note, Sarukhanyan called the office early March to find out what
happened to her application. She charges that Ashot Vardevanyan spoke
harshly with her, which he disputes.
with Defense Ministry Response
03.07.2012 13:12 epress.am
The Armenian Human Rights Defender's Office is currently reviewing the
case of Lena Sarukhanyan, the mother of Gyumri resident Torgom
Sarukhanyan, 22, who died on Feb. 12, 2011, from a gunshot wound he
received while serving in one of the military bases in Khojaly,
Nagorno-Karabakh. Recall, on Feb. 3, 2012, Lena wrote a letter to
Human Rights Defender Karen Andreasyan asking why citizens of Armenia
are serving in Nagorno-Karabakh.
`We received Mrs. Sarukhanyan's initial request and immediately
submitted a request to the Ministry of Defense, but the ministry's
response didn't satisfy us. Consequently, we wrote a letter to the
prime minister, so that we can finally receive a satisfactory answer
that we could then pass on to Mrs. Sarukhanyan,' Aram Vardevanyan, a
representative of the Ombudsman's Office, informed Epress.am, not
providing further details on the Defense Ministry's response.
Vardevanyan said that they are still waiting for the head of
government's intervention in this case.
The Ombudsman's Office representative also said he was surprised at
Lena Sarukhanyan's claim that their office had spoken harshly with
her.
Note, Sarukhanyan called the office early March to find out what
happened to her application. She charges that Ashot Vardevanyan spoke
harshly with her, which he disputes.