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Armenian army publicizes death statistics of the last five years

08 September 2011 [15:53] - TODAY.AZ
A protest action called “Army in reality” is held in the Armenian capital.

Panarmenian agency reported that the protesters gathered outside the government building at first and then moved towards the presidential administration. Earlier they held an action outside the parliament building protesting the recent deadly incidents in the Armenian army. The protesters, mostly parents of the dead soldiers, hold the photos of their children.

Head of the Vanadzor Office of Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Artur Sakunts said that the actions would continue: “We demand the concrete guarantees and actions for the prevention of murder cases in the army and don’t want to be limited to the statements that the number of the incidents in the army decreased.

We don’t ask for publicizing the military secrets, but the society must know what is happening in the army”. According to him, 282 servicemen, who were serving in the Armenian army, died in 2007-2011, only 28 of them died as a result of ceasefire violation.

The action is being continued with the slogans “Killers! Killers!” addressed to the government.


/APA/
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