Army issues are solved by three persons
All issues in the Armenian army are settled by three persons - Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces Yuri Khachaturov, defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan and Supreme Commander Serzh Sargsyan, human rights activist Arthur Sakunts said during the public discussions on the "Army and Society" organized by the Civilitas Foundation.
The human rights activist stresses that Ministry of Defense needs to ensure transparency of the army.
"The army is a closed structure today. There is an impression that the military leadership tries to conceal casualties instead of investigating them," he said.
The Defense Ministry has provided information on ten incidents out of reported 34. Meanwhile, cases of violence are increasingly more in the army.
Deputy Head of the Legal Department of the Defense Policy Division of the Ministry of Defense Alexander Avetisyan said that serious reforms have been implemented in the Armenian army over the past years.
"If there is no desire to see army reforms, it is impossible to see any," said Avetisyan adding that they are ready to cooperate with public organizations.
He also denied reports on violence against younger conscripts in the army.
