YEREVAN. - The Armenian army has transformed into a machine that devours its own children, said opposition activist, chief editor of the Armenian Haykakan Zhamanak (Armenian Times) daily Nikol Pashinyan.

Speaking at the opposition rally on Friday he stressed that soldiers suffer physical and psychological traumas in the army.

He slammed top military officials comparing commanders of the Armenian units with mafia bosses.

According to Pashinyan, incumbent authorities are sowing hatred.

“These authorities do not need people, they need a crowd which will pay taxes,” he said.