Six officers from one of the units of Noyemberyan, where Lyuks Stepanyan was killed, had been dismissed, spokesperson for Defense Ministry Artsrun Hovhannisyan said in an interview with Radio Liberty. He also added that at present they are discussing the problem of initiating criminal proceedings against the battery commander being at guard duty that day.
Lyuks Stepanyan was killed in the unit on May 15. Parents of the solider decided to bring the body to Yerevan to learn from Defense Minister the true reasons of his death and hold a protest action near the building of the Armenian government. On their way to Armenia's capital they clashed with the policemen. They damaged police cars preventing them from moving to the capital. Parents held meetings with the Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, which promised to personally observe punishment of all the culprits.
Asked about the rumors on the expected resignation of the Commander of General Headquarters of Armenia's Armed Forces, Yuri Khachaturov, after this incident, Hovhannisyan replied: "It is a supposition, a conclusion made by people as a result of bad mood and wishes. Moreover, a commander of such a level is dismissed or appointed to the position by the commander-in-chief". He also added that there is no reason for Khachaturov's dismissal.