RA DM: All those guilty in incident, as a result of which four RA
citizens were taken captive, will be punished
2008-05-04 12:29:00
ArmInfo. All those guilty in the incident, as a result of which four
citizens of Armenia were taken captive, will be punished, RA Defense
Minister Seyran Ohanyan told journalists yesterday.
To recall, about fortnight ago, four citizens of Armenia Vanik Zmboyan
(Gavar), Artyom Zohrabyan (Noraduz), Karen Torosyan (Noraduz) and
Aghasi Yenokyan (Noraduz) got into the Azerbaijani party in Nakhchivan
direction. S. Ohanyan confirmed the rumours about the incident reasons.
He said that the incident happened as a result of interpersonal
relations in the Army. According to the unofficial information, a group
of civil guys came to help their friend, who has recently moved to the
new unit. A conflict started among the young man and the
comrade-in-arms, and the "brothers" arrived at the unit by cars for
resolution. A scuffle happened and, to stop it, the commander had to
shoot in air. RA DM indirectly confirmed this information and said that
"the policemen interfered and an escape took place". Since the visiting
young men were bad aware of the place, one of the cars turned in a
wrong direction and, having passed the mined territory, turned out to
be at the Azerbaijani side.
As the minister said, a communication was established between the
command of the relevant Armenian and Azerbaijani units. "The captives
are in a normal state, and they will be returned the next few days
after a certain work", the minister said and added that one conclusion
may be drawn out of this event: a more serious control is required over
the moral and welfare and the level of discipline. He added that one
should not forget that Army is a large male society, where the elements
of self-assertion are inevitable. "However, we shall draw the relevant
conclusions. A criminal case has been instituted, all those guilty,
including some persons among the command, if such are revealed, will be
punished", S. Ohanyan emphasized.