ArmInfo. Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan ruled out concealing cases of military officers deaths.
Thus, on March 5 in the military pantheon "Yerablur" at the request of journalists to explain why the Defense Ministry concealed from society 4 facts of servicemen death in early 2019 Tonoyan asked a response question: "And who says we hid? All incidents are reported in one way or another. There are investigative structures, the prosecutor's office. This process is monitored. We can not hide anything. There are ust various kinds of incidents, in particular, related to the killing by the enemy, serving or death for domestic reasons. We always report all cases. "
Earlier, in the Armenian media, referring to the response of the Investigative Committee of Armenia, it was reported that from January 1 to February 21, 2019, there were 3 facts of military deaths related to military service and 4 deaths unrelated to the service. As noted in the letter of the committee, from January 1 to February 21, 2019, 3 deaths were recorded related to military service. Thus, a criminal case was initiated under Article 110.1 of the Criminal Code (Bringing to suicide) on the fact of the death of Eldar Grigorian during combat duty on January 1, 2019. A criminal case was also initiated under Article 104.1 of the Criminal Code (Murder) on the fact of the death of Mesrop Grigoryan as a result of the opening of fire by conscripts during combat duty on February 1, 2019. On the death of Frunzik Tamazian February 12, 2019 a criminal case was opened under article 376.2 of the Criminal Code of Armenia (Negligence). It is also reported that during this period, two deaths were recorded due to illness and two more as a result of an accident, but the Armenian Defense Ministry did not provide any official information on this matter.