The relatives of the soldier who died on January 30 at a shooting range of a military unit in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) don’t believe the official version of the death (suicide).

The relatives of the soldier drafted from Haytagh village, came out to the street to protest today and postponed his funeral. Armenian News-NEWS.am reports that police officers have closed the Armavir-Yerevan highway and aren’t letting the relatives go to Yerevan.

The relatives told Armenian News-NEWS.am that the soldier, Vahram was murdered. Vahram was enlisted six months ago and was serving in Artsakh. He died on January 30 at around 1:15 p.m. The Investigative Committee of Armenia declared that the soldier had shot his chest with the AKM type of gun attached to him and had been transferred to a military hospital with firearm injuries, and he was pronounced dead at 2 p.m. The first garrison investigative division has instituted a criminal case in relation to the incident, and preliminary investigation is underway.