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Protest over killed conscript's death averted; family returning to
village (update 6, photos)
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/05/18/coffin-corpse/
12:05 - 18.05.13
The father of Luxe Stepanyan, the Armenian army private reported
killed earlier this week, is heading to Yerevan with the coffin
carrying his son's body to hold a protest in front of the Government.
Ashkharhik Stepanyan, a resident of the Verin Getashen village
(Martuni region), says he has taken such a decision to voice his anger
against what he considers an unjust murder.
Relatives of the servicemen speaking to Tert.am said they are angry
particularly because they are aware Stepanyan had no guilt in the
incident which caused his death.
Stepanyan, 19, was shot on the head by a fellow servicemen on
Wednesday afternoon and died shortly after, said a report released by
the Ministry of Defense later a day later.
Another private, Hrachya Sargsyan, was severely wounded in the gunshot
and rushed to hospital, reported the Ministry.
The killed serviceman's father told our correspondent that the family
seeks to have the all the circumstances fully resolved.
`I don't what happened to my son,' he said. `I hear something from
those in the military unit, and completely different things on my way
and in the village.'
Stepanyan added the police have tried several times tried to stop them
on the way to Yerevan.
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12:49
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, Artsrun Hovhannisyan, told
Tert.am, that Minister Seyran Ohanyan is now on his way to the
Sevan-Yerevan highway, to meet the protesting family of the deceased
soldier.
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13:06
Tert.am learned minutes ago that the minister is now on the scene.
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13.12
Chief of Armenian Police Vladimir Gasparyan is also reported to be on the scene.
An employee of the Verin Getashen village administration told Tert.am
the crowd may return to Martuni in case the competent bodies give them
proper information on the circumstances of the murder. She said
doctors have rushed to the scene for medical aid to Stepanyan's mother
whose condition suddenly deteriorated.
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Sources from the scene have told Tert.am that Minister Ohanyan is now
talking to the killed soldier's parents.
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Tert.am learned minutes ago that after negotiations with the minister
and the police chief, the family decided to go back to the village.
The body of the deceased has been moved to a car. The family has been
given guarantees of a fair proceeding.
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14:47
An employee of the Verin Getashen village administration has said that
Stepanyan's family are now on their way back to the village. Asked
whether it was easy to persuade the crowd, the source said they had no
other choice.
Photos from the Diana Bostanjyan's Facebook profile
From: A. Papazian
village (update 6, photos)
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/05/18/coffin-corpse/
12:05 - 18.05.13
The father of Luxe Stepanyan, the Armenian army private reported
killed earlier this week, is heading to Yerevan with the coffin
carrying his son's body to hold a protest in front of the Government.
Ashkharhik Stepanyan, a resident of the Verin Getashen village
(Martuni region), says he has taken such a decision to voice his anger
against what he considers an unjust murder.
Relatives of the servicemen speaking to Tert.am said they are angry
particularly because they are aware Stepanyan had no guilt in the
incident which caused his death.
Stepanyan, 19, was shot on the head by a fellow servicemen on
Wednesday afternoon and died shortly after, said a report released by
the Ministry of Defense later a day later.
Another private, Hrachya Sargsyan, was severely wounded in the gunshot
and rushed to hospital, reported the Ministry.
The killed serviceman's father told our correspondent that the family
seeks to have the all the circumstances fully resolved.
`I don't what happened to my son,' he said. `I hear something from
those in the military unit, and completely different things on my way
and in the village.'
Stepanyan added the police have tried several times tried to stop them
on the way to Yerevan.
__________________________________________________ _____________________
12:49
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, Artsrun Hovhannisyan, told
Tert.am, that Minister Seyran Ohanyan is now on his way to the
Sevan-Yerevan highway, to meet the protesting family of the deceased
soldier.
__________________________________________________ _____________________
13:06
Tert.am learned minutes ago that the minister is now on the scene.
__________________________________________________ _____________________
13.12
Chief of Armenian Police Vladimir Gasparyan is also reported to be on the scene.
An employee of the Verin Getashen village administration told Tert.am
the crowd may return to Martuni in case the competent bodies give them
proper information on the circumstances of the murder. She said
doctors have rushed to the scene for medical aid to Stepanyan's mother
whose condition suddenly deteriorated.
__________________________________________________ _____________________
Sources from the scene have told Tert.am that Minister Ohanyan is now
talking to the killed soldier's parents.
__________________________________________________ _____________________
Tert.am learned minutes ago that after negotiations with the minister
and the police chief, the family decided to go back to the village.
The body of the deceased has been moved to a car. The family has been
given guarantees of a fair proceeding.
__________________________________________________ _____________________
14:47
An employee of the Verin Getashen village administration has said that
Stepanyan's family are now on their way back to the village. Asked
whether it was easy to persuade the crowd, the source said they had no
other choice.
Photos from the Diana Bostanjyan's Facebook profile
From: A. Papazian