ArmInfo. Distorting reality and attributing one's own atrocities to the other side is a well-known practice of the propaganda machine of Azerbaijan. This was stated in the press service of the Artsakh Defense Army in connection with the incident with a conscript soldier Araik Ghazaryan.
According to the press service of the AO, on August 12, the propaganda machine of Azerbaijan on the Internet distributed photos of Araik Ghazaryan, while under unknown circumstances left the combat location. At the same time, it is alleged that the soldier left his post because of hazing. Light scratches and ordinary scars on Ghazaryan's body presented as evidence of violence over him.
The press service of the Artsakh Defense Army calls not to believe the false accusations of the Azerbaijani side aimed at humiliating the image of the Armenian soldier, and to wait until the end of the ongoing investigation, the results of which will be released.
The day before, the press service of the Artsakh Army of Defense distributed a message according to which on August 12 at about 12:00, on the defensive site of one of the military units of the Autonomous Region, deployed in the southeast direction, the military soldier Araik Aikovich Ghazaryan born in 2000 According to the Azerbaijani media, a soldier is with them.
An investigation is underway to find out the details of the incident.