YEREVAN. - If the son of Armenia’s Syunik province governor was discharged from mandatory military service, this happened in the framework of law, Armenia’s Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan told Armenian News – NEWS.am, referring to the question on whether military discharge is allowed in case of problems with psyche.

According to the Minister, implementation of draft call has recently become rather strict in all the dimensions. He said he can ascertain why the son of Syunik province governor Suren Khachatryan had been discharged. “We do not discharge [from military service] in the absence of serious problems, whoever it be,” the Minister stressed.

Armenia’s Ministry of Defense confirmed that Tigran Khachatryan, the son of Syunik governor Suren Khachatryan, was discharged from military service for 3 years due to psychic problems. Suren Khacahtrayan refuted this information, saying his son was discharged from service due to the latter’s involvement in the case on shootings near the governor’s house.