"DO NOT FEEL PITY FOR OUR SERVICEMEN"

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[02:05 pm] 10 October, 2007

"Brutality, corruption and murder are widely spread in the RA army,"
says Greta Mirzoyan, the Chairwoman of "Soldier’s Mother" NGO. Many
servicemen have to pay great sums to avoid severe beating.

We encounter this phenomenon especially in the medium layer-among
officers. High-rank officials get high salaries and are not interested
in such things, Greta Mirzoyan told A1+.

A lot has changed in the army nowadays. Today servicemen are aware
of their rights and disobey their superiors, she says.

The NGO has come up a "migration" project regarding overseas Armenians’
recruitment. Most of them have Armenian residence permit and are
eligible for army but de facto live abroad. The issue should be
considered in higher bodies.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress