This is not the first time a soldier is being humiliated: Arthur Sakunts

"This is not a rare case when a soldier is being humiliated in the army. The Defense Ministry must take measures to avert similar incidents," President of Vanadzor Office of the Helsinki Association Arthur Sakunts told Tert.am, speaking about a recent incident in an Armenian military unit.

According to Sakunts such incidents in the army are serious challenges to national security.

The Defense Ministry of Armenia issued a release acceding to which an incident with the use of gun took place on July 28 which claimed human lives.

According to Mr Sakunts Karo Aivazyan, a temporary soldier from Yerevan has in fact taken revenge for his friend. The latter had been asleep in the trench while in service. The sergeant and the lieutenant in charge of the military post noticed it while checking how the service was going on.

They started verbally assaulting the soldier, and Karo Aivazyan, seeing that, opened fire and killed the sergeant and the lieutenant. Further he opened fire at three fellow servicemen who had heard the fires and rushed to the scene.

Karo Aivazyan committed suicide afterwards.

Six people died due to this incident.

According to Mr Sakunts the Vanadzor Office of the Helsinki Association is conducting a research on the issue and is collecting additional data.

"Let's see what investigation the Defense Ministry will conduct," said Mr Sakunts.