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YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS: "The image of brute and rude military officers in the Armenian military forces should be changed and a new model of service for military officers should be formed. We still have the stereotype that a strong, efficiently acting military officer cannot have a mild disposition. The activities of the Defense Ministry of Armenia are aimed at these system changes. Certainly this is the main issue which leads to tragic events," Davit Jamalyan, military expert, reported Armenpress commenting on the case of death of Aghasi Abrahamyan, private soldier serving in one of the military units of the Nagorno Karabakh.
On August 26 Aghasi Abrahamyan was moved to hospital and died there. Traces of an outer force were revealed in the result of a forensic examination of his body. A criminal case has been instituted on this matter. 3 military officers and a private have been detained.
Davit Jamalyan says time is needed for system changes and improving of the moral-psychological image. "The wish and demand of all of us is to have an army, which will not have military officers with such an image. Works are under way in this direction." He said the recent tragic event was a sad blow to everyone. "We are decisive in this matter, as the punishment of several of persons will settle this issue. In this regard I consider the public attitude, the active response towards the case of death of Aghasi Abrahamyan quite positive," he said.
Davit Jamalyan urged the society to be attentive in its descriptions in order not to extend the "vector of complaint" to the entire army, to the image of the military staff of the Armed Forces.