Armenian Soldier Dead of Apparent Suicide, Officials Say

Artsrun Hovhannisyan, a spokesperson for the Armenian Ministry of Defense, told Epress.am Tuesday that an investigation was underway after a soldier was found dead of an apparent suicide at the combat positions of a Noyemberyan military unit.

Conscript Kamo V Martirosyan’s body was discovered at around 4pm Monday, with a fatal gunshot wound to the chin, officials said. The country’s Special Investigative Committee has launched a criminal case under Article 110.1 of the Armenian Criminal Code: “Incitement to suicide.”