PARENTS OF SOLDIERS WHO DIED DURING FIXED-PERIOD SERVICE STAGE PROTEST AT GOVERNMENT BUILDING
Noyan Tapan
Ju ne 20, 2008
YEREVAN, JUNE 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The parents of the servicemen, who
died during military service for a fixed period, staged a protest at
the building of the RA government on June 19. They held a placard "Do
Not Kill Our Soldiers!" and the photos of their sons. During a talk
with reporters, they expressed their discontent with the results of
investigation into the deaths of their sons and demanded that those
guilty be revealed and punished.
The minister of defence Seyran Ohanian spoke with those present. He
assured them that the appropriate bodies take steps to disclose the
circumstances of their sons’ deaths. He proposed that the parents
apply in writing to the ministry, gave them some phone numbers and
promised to answer their questions in the near future.
A representtaive of the RA governmental staff informed the parents that
the RA prosecutor general Aghvan Hovsepian was ready to meet with them
on the same day. However, the demonstrators rejected this proposal.