YEREVAN. – The law should be known and applied to prevent illegal and criminal phenomena in the Armenian Armed Forces, head of the parliamentary Committee for defense, national security, and internal affairs Hrayr Karapatyan said at the meeting on Wednesday.

MPs, Armenian MOD officials, OSCE Yerevan office representatives and NGOs participated in the meeting, parliament press service informs Armenian News-NEWS.am. Participants discussed issues concerning crime in the army and the measures to prevent it.

Hrayr Karapetyan presented legislative amendments referring to that sphere. MOD representatives stated that cases of murder and death were reduced compared to last year, but they are still concerning. Measures are taken to reveal and prevent the crimes.

Reports by NGOs referred mainly to the protection of soldiers’ rights and the lack of information in case of emergency and accidents in the Army. Armenian MOD stressed it is ready to actively cooperate with the NGOs.