PARENTS OF SOLDIERS WHO DIED DURING FIXED-PERIOD SERVICE
STAGE PROTEST AT GOVERNMENT BUILDING
20-06-2008 15:30:00 | Armenia | Social
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.