ArmInfo. Hayk Khachatryan, a soldier, received a gunshot wound from his comrade in arms as a result of a violation of the rules for handling weapons. This was reported by the press service of the Investigative Committee.
According to the source, on September 22 nearly at 03:35 am local time, military service soldier Hayk Khachatryan received a gunshot wound in the abdomen. A criminal case was instituted in accordance with Article 373 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia.
During the preliminary investigation, it was revealed that Khachatryan received a gunshot wound from his colleague as a result of a violation of the rules for handling weapons. Preliminary investigation on the criminal case is ongoing.
It should be noted that earlier, the press secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia Artsrun Hovhannisyan on his Facebook page reported that Khacharyan's condition was regarded as serious.
To recall, earlier a number of media reported that in the morning of September 22, under unclear circumstances, a resident of Yerevan district Noragyukh Hayk Khachatryan was brought to a military hospital with a gunshot wound in the abdominal region in extremely serious condition. He was drafted into the army a few months ago.