The garrison investigation department is investigating the criminal case regarding the death of compulsory fixed-term serviceman, Private Vahram Avagyan, and under this case, a charge has been brought against compulsory fixed-term servicemen Kh. G. and A. S. under part 3 of Article 359 of the Criminal Code of Armenia (breach of relations between servicemen not subordinated to each other that has carelessly led to grave consequences). A petition has been filed to the court to select arrest as a pre-trial measure for the two servicemen, as reported Head of the Information and Public Relations Department of the Investigative Committee of Armenia Naira Harutyunyan.

Yesterday former MP Arakel Movsisyan’s (Shmays) son, who was also one of the detainees, was arrested. He is also charged under the same article of the Criminal Code.

In an interview with Armenian News-NEWS.am, Minister of Defense Davit Tonoyan had said that there were 3 people detained under the case of serviceman Vahram Avagyan who died on January 30, and one of the detainees is the son of ex-MP Arakel Movsisyan (Shmays).

As reported earlier, on January 30, 2020 at around 1:15 p.m. at the army training center of the Defense Army, compulsory fixed-term serviceman of N military unit, Private Vahram Avagyan fired gunshots with an attached AKM machine gun in the chest area and was transferred to the military hospital with firearm injuries, and at 2 p.m. he was pronounced dead. A criminal case been instituted by the garrison investigation department, and preliminary investigation is underway.

Within the scope of the criminal case instituted in relation to the death of the soldier, Mkrtchyan’s fellow serviceman Davit Movsisyan, Khachik Gasparyan and Spartak Avetisyan were detained.