NKR DEFENSE ARMY OFFICER KILLED BY A FELLOW SOLDIER
02.11.2015 12:26 epress.am
At approximately 7:55 PM on February 10, 25-year old officer Tigran
Simonyan died from a bullet wound in one of the Nagorno-Karabakh
Defense Army’s northern military bases, reported the NKR Ministry of
Defense without any further details.
According to Armtimes.com, Simonyan died from a fellow’s shooting.
Both the victim and the shooter were senior lieutenants by rank. The
shooter’s name is not mentioned. The site stated that Simonyan was
a Vanadzor resident.
The Investigative Committee released a statement which notes that
Simonyan was killed from a shot as a result of a violation of military
patrol rules. The individual’s name responsible for the violation
was not revealed. A criminal case was initiated based on article 365
of the RA Criminal Code, “violation of combat duty regulations as a
result of negligence or bad faith that caused grave consequences.”
From: A. Papazian
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