{"id":139467,"date":"2011-11-04T17:37:32","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T13:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epress.am\/?p=139467"},"modified":"2011-11-04T17:37:32","modified_gmt":"2011-11-04T13:37:32","slug":"positive-changes-in-health-of-mentally-ill-soldier-investigation-ongoing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/2011\/11\/04\/positive-changes-in-health-of-mentally-ill-soldier-investigation-ongoing.html","title":{"rendered":"Positive Changes in Health of Mentally Ill Soldier. Investigation Ongoing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Positive changes can be seen in Hovhannes Vardanyan, the soldier who became mentally ill after serving over a year of his two-year military service in Askeran, Nagorno-Karabakh. He has begun to sleep longer and eat normally, Hovhannes’ father, Vardan Vardanyan, told Epress.am.<\/p>\n

“He’s now at home; he’s getting treatment at home, under our supervision. But once every five days they take him to the psychologist. The doctors say he has continue treatment for another 4 months. All the doctors say that he has to be taken out [of the country] \u2014 they particularly advised taking him to Germany. I will definitely take my son out [of the country] to be treated, but his condition still has to become somewhat stable, in order to take him out,” said Vardan Vardanyan.<\/p>\n

As previously reported, RA military prosecutor Gevorg Kostanyan instructed<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span> the launch of a criminal investigation into Hovhannes Vardanyan\u2019s case after his father charged that his son was beaten while serving in the Askeran military unit.<\/p>\n

Hovhannes’ father said that he spoke with the investigator on the case who told him the investigation is being processed.<\/p>\n

Vardan Vardanyan asserted that he has received no assistance from the defense ministry during this time. He also complained that he was treated roughly by the ministry.<\/p>\n

“And when I went to the military police, the deputy [defense] minister at the time Vladimir Gasparyan [who also coordinates the activities of the military police] promised to send an investigative team to Karabakh and he did. It’s true, investigation of the case is delayed, but the military police at least displayed humane treatment. I also appealed to the Human Rights Defender on this matter. They are also looking into my son’s case. But all the same, I will succeed in meeting with [defense minister] Seyran Ohanyan,” he said.<\/p>\n

Epress.am contacted the Armenian defense ministry today and a representative of the ministry’s investigative service, Meri Sargsyan, informed us that the investigation into Hovhannes Vardanyan’s case is still ongoing and no arrests have yet been made.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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