Relatives of Luks Stepanyan decided to bury him in native village

YEREVAN, MAY 18, ARMENPRESS: The body of the term soldier Luks Stepanyan, murdered in the Noyemberyan military unit, will be buried in his native village of Upper Getashen. As reported by the Armenpress correspondent, the decision was made by the parents of the soldier after the talk with the Head of the Police of the Republic of Armenia Vladimir Gasparyan.

The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan assured that he will not stand beyond his words. Concerning the result of the incident, Seyran Ohanyan noted that the preliminary investigation proves the following: “weapon was used in the result of the dispute emerged in the interpersonal relations and by preliminary data, intentional murder was committed”. The Head of the Police of the Republic of Armenia Vladimir Gasparyan and the Military Prosecutor Gevorg Kostanyan are in the place of meeting with the parents of the killed soldier as well.

The entrance observer of the guards of the military unit of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia, the term soldier David Rafael Khachatryan fired, in the result of which the term soldier of the guards Luks Stepanyan got a wound on his head and died immediately. Another term soldier of the same military unit Hrachya Vaghinak Sargsyan was again wounded on his head and was transferred to the intensive care unit of the Central Military Hospital of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia. A criminal case was instituted by the Investigative Service of the Ministry of Defense on the incident, according to the 6th clause of the 2nd part of the 104th article of the RA Criminal Code. Preliminary investigation is being carried out.

On May 15 2013 David Khachatryan was arrested and questioned on the case, according to the 6th clause of the 2nd part of the 104th article of the RA Criminal Code.

On May 18 a decision was made to acknowledge David Rafael Khachatryan as an accused, according to the 6th clause of the 2nd part of the 104th article of the RA Criminal Code and the 1st part of the 112th article of the RA Criminal Code, as well as to implement detention as a means of restraint.

David Khachatryan is kept in the isolator of the Vanadzor Department of the Military Police of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia.