Criminal Case Opened Following the Death of Soldier Alik Manukyan

On July 18, around 14:00, a conscript soldier, Private Alik Norayri Manukyan, was found in the territory of the N military unit of the Armenian Ministry of Defense with a gunshot wound to the head. Manukyan died en route to the military hospital.

A criminal case has been initiated in the sixth garrison investigation department of the Military Investigative Main Department of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia, under Part 1 of Article 360.1 of the Criminal Code (causing a soldier to commit suicide through negligence). An investigation is underway, and necessary investigative and procedural actions are being taken to ensure a comprehensive, complete, and objective examination of the case.