Armenian Soldier Kills Fellow Conscript by Accident

At around 8:30 pm on Jul. 15, conscript Khachatur Tadevosyan, 23, called to military service from the Yerevan’s Shengavit district commissariat, “violated the rules of handling weapons, shot and negligently killed fellow conscript Kolya Mesropyan, 19, called to military service from Yerevan’s Kentron (center) district commissariat,” according to a press statement issued by the RA Ministry of Defense.

The defense ministry has launched criminal proceedings against Tadevosyan under RA Criminal Code Article 373 Section 3 (“Breach of rules for handling weapons, ammunition and radioactive materials, explosives and other items and devices dangerous for the environment, which negligently caused human death, is punished with imprisonment for 3 to 7 years.”).