Ombudsman to study situation with records in service books of April war participants
ArmInfo.Armenia's Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan discussed with servicemen and their relatives the problem related to records on their participation in Karabakh war in the service books.
The press service of Ombudsman informs that during the meeting the servicemen informed that in their service books the fact of participation in April war was not mentioned or a relevant record was made and then deleted with a pen. "The Ombudsman's Office has initiated official procedure related to the presented fact. Events have been conducted already according to the law to study the situation in cooperation with the Ministry of Defense and the Ombudsman has demanded clarifications", the statement reads.
To note, mass media was receiving mass complaints that the records on participation in the April war were deleted in servicemen's service books. Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan stated that a lot of servicemen want to get status of participant of April war to receive certain benefits.
NKR Defense Ministry informed that in certain service books records were deleted as those servicemen were in the military units close to military actions but have not participated in them. Both agencies urged mass media not to speculate on the issue.
However, already today NKR Defense Ministry has made a statement that the situation with records in service books was the result of mistake of certain commanders and promised to investigate the problem.