  Armenian forces officer humiliating soldiers on Youtube video charged with abuse of power September 22, 2010 - 18:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Ministry initiated a criminal case over the Youtube video showing acts of violence among servicemen. The investigation revealed the incident to have occurred in July 2010 in one of Armenian military units. Acting under the influence of alcohol, major Sasun Galstyan was beating and humiliating conscription service soldiers, sergeant Garik Harutyunyan and private Bakur Yeghikyan. On September 18, the major was charged with the abuse of power and taken under arrest. The mobile phone used to film Galstyan’s actions was confiscated. The serviceman of the same military unit, who filmed the video, is being interrogated. The investigation continues.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
