Another conscript died on the border in Syunik region

The death of an 18-year-old conscript in the Armenian Border Troops is being investigated under the article on incitement to suicide.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, on April 25 it became known that a border serviceman died in the Syunik region of Armenia. According to the National Security Service of Armenia, he was killed by a shot from his own weapon. A few days later, a fellow soldier of the deceased was arrested in connection with the case of incitement to suicide.

A soldier who was doing his military service in the Border Troops of the National Security Service of Armenia died in the Syunik region. The Investigative Committee of Armenia is investigating the circumstances of his death; a case has been opened under the article "Incitement of a serviceman to suicide through negligence," Novosti-Armenia reports.

The tragic incident occurred in the village of David Bek; the serviceman died as a result of a gunshot wound. The death of the conscript was the result of an "incident with a fellow serviceman," 24News.am reports.

The deceased border guard was 18 years old, his name is Movses Poghosyan, News.am notes.

The increase in non-combat casualties among military personnel has repeatedly raised questions for the Armenian authorities. The authorities and the ombudsman should address the problem of military deaths in peacetime, the parents of the deceased soldiers said in November 2023.

In February 2022, participants in a discussion in Yerevan said that the increase in the number of non-combat casualties in military units indicates systemic problems in the Armenian army. In 2020, human rights activists noted that the principles of a criminal environment and a climate of impunity have taken root in the Armenian armed forces, which contribute to hazing.

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