ARMENIAN SOLDIERS CAPTURED VOLUNTARILY AS PROTEST TO UNBEARABLE SITUATION IN ARMENIAN ARMY
Today.Az
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June 1 2009
Azerbaijan
17:45
Armenian separatists have confirmed information that ordinary soldiers
G. O. Haroutyunyan and Tovmasyan recruited on 19 May this year to
one of the military units of the so-called Defense Army of "Nagorno
Karabakh", stationed in the north, left the military part and moved
to the territory under control of the Azerbaijani army at about 14:10
on May 31.
16:00
Day.Az reports with reference to the press service for the Defense
Ministry of Azerbaijan that on 31 May, at about 12.00, the soldiers
of mountain shooting division number 38862 of the armed forces of
Armenia Harutunyan Ohan Vadinagievich (born in 1991) and Tomosyan
Gevorg Serzhikovich (born in 1991) passed to the Azerbaijani side.
"They transferred to the Azerbaijani side voluntarily. Armenian
soldiers told about the oppression, torture in their army. The Ministry
of Defense of Azerbaijan continues to hold necessary actions on this
fact", said sources in the press service for the Ministry.
12:58
Day.Az reports with reference to the State Commission on Hostages,
POWs and Missing People that soldiers of Armenian armed forces –
Kharutuntyan Okhan Vadinagiyevich (born in 1991) and Tomosyan Gevorg
Serzhikovich (born in 1991) transferred to the Azerbaijani side in
the direction of the Geranboy region at about 13:00 on May 31.
12:51
The two Armenian soldiers were captured by Azerbaijani army as protest
to unbearable situation in Armenian army.
The Armenian soldiers were drafted for military service from Yerevan
and they served in the Armenian army only for ten days, Trend News
correspondent quoted well-informed source as saying.
According to unofficial reports, Armenian soldiers were voluntarily
captured near Gulustan village of Goranboy region on May 31.
State Commission on Hostages, POWs and Missing People is aware of
capture of two Armenian soldiers by Azerbaijani army.
Though the commission is aware of capture of Armenian military men,
identity and the conditions in which the soldiers were captures
remains unknown yet, commission’s Head Shain Sailov said. He said an
investigation is underway on this issue.
Sailov said Armenia does not officially confirm capture of its
soldiers.
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on June 1 that an official
statement on this issue will be made public today.