YEREVAN. – There are no arrests on the criminal case into the death of military serviceman Arman Ghukasyan. 

Armenia MOD Investigation Service Senior Officer Meri Sargsyan told the aforesaid to Armenian News-NEWS.am.

She added that the investigation into the incident is still in progress.

As reported earlier, a soldier died and an officer was injured on March 20 at a Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) military unit, the Armenian News-NEWS.am sources have informed. We have learned that the incident occurred at the military positions in Martakert Region. The soldier died while performing a combat duty, and the officer was taken to the military hospital in NKR capital city Stepanakert. The soldier who died was Arman Ghukasyan, 20, and the injured officer is Varazdat Zakaryan, 26. A criminal case was launched on charges of violation of the military turn of duty, or the combat service rules, if it has caused grave consequences. These charges are punishable with imprisonment for three to eight years.