Epress.am News from Armenia
Senior lieutenant H. Ghazaryan was arrested on December 2, on the charge of inflicting a gunshot wound to 20-year old contract serviceman Karen Ananyan, reports the Armenian Investigation Committee.
According to the Committee’s official statement, an argument arose between senior lieutenant H. Ghazaryan and contract serviceman, private D. Saribekyan in one of the military base’s combat positions. Ghazaryan released irregular shots with his service gun, consequently wounding Ananyan in the thigh. Ananyan was transferred to the Ministry of Defense Central Clinical Soldiers' Hospital. At the moment, there is no threat to his life.
Ghazaryan is being charged with assaulting a subordinate with a firearm.
Note, that yesterday aravot.am had reported that the incident took place on December 3 and according to the site, Ananyan’s wound was due to an Azerbaijani attack. Epress.am spoke to Ministry of Defense Media Spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan who did not wish to comment on the news of the serviceman’s injury.