ArmInfo.Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan pointed out the direct connection between criminal culture and the tragic incidents in the army.
On February 6, in an interview with reporters, answering a question regarding the incident that happened on January 30 in one of the parts of the NKR defense army, which resulted in the death of conscript soldier Vahram Avagyan, Grigoryan noted that such situations are in the spotlight. Assuring that relevant work was being done towards eradicating them, he pointed out that the issues should be considered in a wider context. In this regard, he pointed to the fight against criminal culture, since some of the problems in the army cannot be solved only through reform. Grigoryan noted that the problem raised is extremely complex, and there is no single way to resolve it. Meanwhile, he pointed to the steps being taken in this direction, the results of which will be visible in the foreseeable future.
To recall, on January 30, at about 1:15pm in one of the military units of the NKR Defense Army, a Vahram Avagyan received a fatal gunshot wound. Based on the results of an internal investigation, it was decided to demobilize some senior officers from the Armed Forces, including the deputy commander of the military unit for moral and psychological support, and the division commander. In the same case, the commander of the military unit and his deputies were subjected to severe disciplinary sanctions, and demotion was applied to some officials.
The comrade -in -arms of the deceased David Arakelyan (son of the former MP Arakel Movsisyan), Khachik Gasparyan and Spartak Avetisyan are charged under part 3 of Art. 359 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia (violation of the charter rules of relations between military personnel in the absence of subordination relations between them, which entailed grave consequences).