Relatives of deceased servicemen file criminal complaint with   Prosecutor General`s Office of Armenia against Pashinyan

ArmInfo.Relatives of deceased servicemen have filed a criminal complaint with the Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

As lawyer Vahan Hovhannisyan told reporters, the complaint was filed based on the Armenian prime minister's remarks on March 25 that "they made a conscious sacrifice in 2020 (during the 44-day war - ed.), and as a result, gained statehood and independence."

According to Hovhannisyan these words are a de facto admission of  guilt. The complaint alleges: high treason  and crimes against  humanity, claiming that leaders knowingly allowed the conflict to  result in the loss of 5,000 lives and significant territories. "And,  although we don't expect anything, a criminal case should be  initiated based on this complaint, followed by prosecution," the  lawyer noted.

Hovhannisyan added that they had previously filed two other  complaints. One of them is related to an "obvious bribe" given by the  Armenian prime minister during the election campaign, and the other  involves the threat of war to secure votes in the parliamentary  elections.