Defense Minister of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan visited an army unit Thursday, where a soldier, Samvel Haroutiunyan (1992), was found dead with a gunshot wound in the jawbone on 8 September. He was on duty in the army garage.
According to the Defense Ministry of Armenia, Ohanyan held a discussion in the army unit and looked into the details of the preliminary investigation and internal investigation in the case. The minister said the army leadership has its part of responsibility in the soldier's death irrespective of what was the suicide reason.
He said that the soldiers complicit in the incident will be brought responsible, while others guilty of insufficient fulfillment of their service and duties will face strict disciplinary punishment or even dismissal.