The father of Erik Grigoryan, a soldier beaten up by the commander, demands that Deputy Commander of the Nubarashen military unit Armen Baregamyan be relieved of his post and punished. Since October 28, the soldier has been in hospital in Yerevan.

In an interview with RFE/Radio Liberty, Erik’s father Gagik Grigoryan said that the boy was beaten for more than an hour for failing to be ready for “reveille.”

According to the father, his son was being beaten in the presence of many soldiers. “Everybody was said they had been afraid to interfere. The boy was unconscious, but he went on beating him. After the other soldiers helped my into the washroom, he went there and went on beating him there,” Grigoryan said.

The Investigation Department of the RA Ministry of Defense informed NEWS.am that criminal proceedings were initiated on November 1.

A few months ago Armen Baregamyan was charged with a similar crime (abuse of office, involving violence against a soldier). On October 18 the case was sent to court, but Baregamyan is still at large and has retained his post.