Prosecutor`s Office: Lieutenant Colonel arrested, accused of the  deaths of 18 servicemen

ArmInfo.The deputy commander of one of the military units, Lieutenant Colonel A.V has been arrested. This was reported by the press service of the General Prosecutor's  Office of Armenia.

According to the source, the lieutenant colonel is suspected of  giving an order during the war in Artsakh, which killed 18 servicemen  and injured one more serviceman.

As it turned out, the father of the deceased serviceman Kh.O.  wrote  a letter to the Prosecutor General Artur Davtyan, in which he said  that during the period of hostilities he learned about the sending of  his son to Artsakh, and went there in his car to support the  personnel.  On October 9, the serviceman's father saw Lieutenant  Colonel A.V.  despite the fact that he heard the sound of an enemy  drone, he ordered the servicemen to sit in the car and continue  moving. As a result, the car came under fire, 18 people were killed,  one was injured. The father of the deceased soldier and the head of  the engineer service who was in his car were also injured.

Artur Davtyan sent a letter to the Investigative Committee of  Armenia, where it was established that the servicemen were to go to  the village of Tili, Goradiz region of Artsakh. The deputy commander  of the military unit said that the drone is the air defense forces'  problem. Based on the data received, Lieutenant Colonel A.V. charged  with abuse of power during martial law, with dire consequences. On  the same day, a motion for A.V.'s arrest was filed with the court,  which was granted.