Verelq: The servicemen refused to return to the military units. a criminal case has been initiated

On 18.08.2018, a report was received from the Central Military Hospital of the RA Ministry of Defense that 4 conscripts were discharged from the military hospital after receiving treatment for a long time, but they refuse to go to their place of service, citing that they did not recover and did not receive final treatment. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia.

In order to clarify the mentioned problem, RA Deputy Minister of Defense Gabriel Balayan, Chief of Military Police of the RA Defense Ministry, Colonel Artur Baghdasaryan, Head of the Human Rights and Welfare Center of the RA Defense Ministry, Colonel Alexander Avetisyan and other officials visited the military hospital.

During the visit, it was found that 4 conscripts of different military units, having been recognized as fit by the Central Military Medical Commission of the RA Defense Ministry, were discharged from the RA Defense Ministry of Defense with the limitation of military service, but refused to go to their place of service, citing that they have not fully recovered and need treatment.

As a result of explanatory work by the relevant officials of the Military Police of the RA Ministry of Defense, servicemen H. Hovhannisyan and A. Avoyan expressed his willingness to return to the military unit and continue his service, and A. Kirakosyan and Yu. Ghukasyan, accompanied by the military police officers of the RA Defense Ministry, were transferred to the receiver-distributor of the RO and the N military unit of the RA Defense Ministry, respectively.

A criminal case has been initiated on the occasion of the said servicemen’s failure to return to military units, and a preliminary investigation is underway.