18/05/2013 15:42
Defense minister talks with parents of killed soldier
"Defense Minister of Armenia Seyran Ohanian is talking with the parents of Lyuks Stepanian,” Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisian wrote on Facebook.
We would remind you that the dead soldier’s parents intended to bring his body to the government building in Yerevan, stage a protest and get answers to their questions. Some media outlets reported that traffic police and the Defense Ministry ‘s cars blocked the way of the dead soldier’s relatives en route to Yerevan, a scuffle broke out.
Lyuks Stepanian was shot dead and another serviceman, Hrachia Sargsyan, was wounded by their fellow soldier David Khachatrian on May 15 in a military unit in Noyemberian region of Armenia. Police opened a criminal case.