Drug Found in One Survivor's System After Fire in Azati Military Barracks

It has been revealed that 8 out of the 15 soldiers who died in the military barracks of Azat village were killed due to "carbon monoxide poisoning and burn shock," according to post-mortem examination conclusions. This was reported by Factor.am.

Norayr Norikyan, a lawyer representing the parents of 14 of the soldiers, does not find the examination results credible. He notes that the conclusions raise more questions than they provide answers for.

“Naturally, certain questions have arisen, such as what kind of carbon monoxide is being referred to, when it penetrated the dormitory, what happened before the fire, who lit the heater, how the gas was formed, and if, according to the conclusion, the soldiers died from carbon monoxide, then how can we explain the fact that the surviving soldiers in the area at least were not poisoned?” emphasizes Norikyan.

Captain Yeghishe Hakobyan's lawyer, Joseph Sargsyan, also states that the results of the examination have deepened suspicions and expanded the scope of contradictions. “Eight people could not have died from carbon monoxide. If eight people died from carbon monoxide, then one of the first casualties would have to be Captain Yeghishe Hakobyan,” says Sargsyan.

The examination results noted that thermal burns occurred while the soldiers were alive due to the effect of flames, which caused serious harm leading to their deaths.

Gabriel Kirakosyan, the father of the deceased Hayk Kirakosyan, states that if the boys were alive, then they were not conscious.

According to the forensic examination conclusions, no drugs or psychoactive substances were found in the bodies of the deceased soldiers, and there were no deviations in alcohol content in the blood.

In this case, why did the soldiers not escape, since, according to Captain Hakobyan's testimony, the door to the dormitory was open and the fire did not reach the soldiers' dormitory for another 15-20 minutes? Almost two months have passed since the incident, yet answers to this and several other questions remain elusive, and the available information is contradicting.

The spokesperson for the Investigative Committee, Gor Abrahamyan, states that no drugs were found in Captain Yeghishe Hakobyan's system, but drugs were identified in the system of one of the surviving soldiers. The identity of the soldier in question was not specified by the committee's spokesperson.

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