Homosexuality, extortion and murder in Armenian army

As a result of the investigative and judicial measures carried out in the Main Military Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Armenia, significant circumstances of the murder of the three military personnel on August 19, 2021 were established, Armenian media write with reference to the IC of the Republic.

It was previously reported that on August 19, 2021, the bodies of three military servicemen with deadly firearms were discovered in one of the military units of the Armenian Ministry of Defense.

During the preliminary investigation, information was received that one of the draftees owed the money to the eldest in office, which he demanded a few days later. The soldier replied that he could not give, he would return them after the end of combat duty. After some time, the senior in position demanded that the soldier be several times more than he was supposed to.

It was also found that the senior in rank took the actions of a sexual (homosexual) nature in relation to the that had fought in the premises of the unit. One of the colleagues saw this and told two other soldiers. Three colleagues of the victim learned about this fact began to mock him.

In order not to publicize what happened and not to tarnish his reputation, the rapist regularly threatened the soldier that he would inform his parents if he did not kill three colleagues who learned about this.

On August 19, 2021, at night, the soldiers who were abused from the Kalashnikov assault rifle three sleeping colleagues, who previously became aware of sexual violence.

The case is sent to the court.