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NEWSPAPER: FATHER LUKS STEPANYAN - SOLIDER KILLED IN ARMY- REFUSES FROM MONEY PROVIDED BY DEFENSE MINISTRY
by Ashot Safaryan
ARMINFO
Tuesday, October 8, 13:01
Father of Luks Stepanyan - a solider killed at Noyemberyan Army Unit -
Ashkharik Stepanyan has refused from 2 million drams provided by the
Defense Ministry of Armenia.
Stepanyan told a local Zhoghovurd newspaper that he urged the Ministry
to provide the above funds to repair the road linking his village to
the cemetery where
his son was buried.
"I cannot take that money. I don't need it," he told the newspaper.
He said that the parents of David Khachatryan, the soldier that
killed his son have not met with him yet and, probably, do not know
the details of the tragedy. Stepanyan said that the criminal case on
the incident will be submitted to the court shortly.
To recall, on May 15 at 3:30pm, soldier David Khachatryan fired at Luks
Stepanyan from his automated gun. Stepanyan died of the wound in the
head. Another soldier Hrachya Sargsyan was hospitalized with gunshot
wound in the head. He is currently at the reanimation department of
the Central Clinical Hospital of the Defense Ministry.
Earlier, father of the killed, resident of Verin Getashen, Gegharkunik
Region, Ashkharik Stepanyan said that he intended to deliver the
body of his son to the government building in Yerevan and demand
explanations from the defense minister. Road Police and officers
of the Defense Ministry of Armenia obstructed entry of a cortege
carrying body of the killed soldier Luks Stepanyan to Yerevan. The
cortege stopped on Sevan-Yerevan highway and the relatives of the
killed soldier squabbled with the police. As a result, the relatives
and the villagers of the killed soldier damaged the police vehicle.
Head of the Military Police Samvel Ghoukassyan, Defense Minister
Seyran Ohanyan and Police Head Vladimir Gasparyan left to meet with
the relatives of the killed Luks Stepanyan. Minister Ohanyan promised
the relatives of the killed soldier that the tragedy will be thoroughly
inquired into and all those guilty in it will be punished.
The minister promised open investigation.
On the basis of the criminal case initiated over the incident,
charges will be brought against David Khachatryan on Article 104.2
and Article 112.1 of the Criminal Code of Armenia.
by Ashot Safaryan
ARMINFO
Tuesday, October 8, 13:01
Father of Luks Stepanyan - a solider killed at Noyemberyan Army Unit -
Ashkharik Stepanyan has refused from 2 million drams provided by the
Defense Ministry of Armenia.
Stepanyan told a local Zhoghovurd newspaper that he urged the Ministry
to provide the above funds to repair the road linking his village to
the cemetery where
his son was buried.
"I cannot take that money. I don't need it," he told the newspaper.
He said that the parents of David Khachatryan, the soldier that
killed his son have not met with him yet and, probably, do not know
the details of the tragedy. Stepanyan said that the criminal case on
the incident will be submitted to the court shortly.
To recall, on May 15 at 3:30pm, soldier David Khachatryan fired at Luks
Stepanyan from his automated gun. Stepanyan died of the wound in the
head. Another soldier Hrachya Sargsyan was hospitalized with gunshot
wound in the head. He is currently at the reanimation department of
the Central Clinical Hospital of the Defense Ministry.
Earlier, father of the killed, resident of Verin Getashen, Gegharkunik
Region, Ashkharik Stepanyan said that he intended to deliver the
body of his son to the government building in Yerevan and demand
explanations from the defense minister. Road Police and officers
of the Defense Ministry of Armenia obstructed entry of a cortege
carrying body of the killed soldier Luks Stepanyan to Yerevan. The
cortege stopped on Sevan-Yerevan highway and the relatives of the
killed soldier squabbled with the police. As a result, the relatives
and the villagers of the killed soldier damaged the police vehicle.
Head of the Military Police Samvel Ghoukassyan, Defense Minister
Seyran Ohanyan and Police Head Vladimir Gasparyan left to meet with
the relatives of the killed Luks Stepanyan. Minister Ohanyan promised
the relatives of the killed soldier that the tragedy will be thoroughly
inquired into and all those guilty in it will be punished.
The minister promised open investigation.
On the basis of the criminal case initiated over the incident,
charges will be brought against David Khachatryan on Article 104.2
and Article 112.1 of the Criminal Code of Armenia.