DEFENSE MINISTRY’S REAR SERVICE HAD NO RELATIONSHIP TO MARCH DEVELOPMENTS

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
10.09.2009 16:11 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On September 9, NA interim committee investigating
the causes of March 1-2, 2008 incidents convened an extraordinary
session. Committee Head Samvel Nikoyan informed participants that
a working group headed by Gurgen Arsenyan was engaged in checking
the reliability of information submitted by Andranik Kocharyan and
Seda Safaryan.

Gurgen Arsenyan gave detailed description of of investigative group’s
results. He told committee members that before the visit of relevant
military unit, Andranik Kocharyan and Seda Safaryan were offered to
join the group but they refused to, motivating such decision by the
fact that they could offer their professional assistance if necessary.

Arsenyan also informed participants that the working group had met
with RA Defense Ministry’s rear service (Head: T. Gasparyan). In
response to group members’ question, speaker said that fact-finding
group members had been denied entrance to warehouse since they didn’t
have a superior body’s permission. Regarding officers’ presence,
Arsenyan accounted for it by check-ups in 8 subdivisions.

Then working group visited RA Defense Ministry’s warehouse to meet with
the person in charge – lieutenant colonel Tonoyan. Group members were
informed that supplies moved from there were registered in electronic
databases and a registration book. Familiarizing themselves with
relevant records, the group found out that no supplies were moved
from the warehouse those days and allegations on military unit’s
receiving uniform were unfounded. On Februay 24 the unit received
towels, and on March 4, it was supplied with beds.

As shown by investigation results, RA Defense Ministry’s rear service
had no relationship with March development, Gurgen Arsenyan said,
adding that working group possessed copies of registration books and
discussion minutes that could be disclosed to committee members and
media representatives.