The Court of General Jurisdiction of Ararat and Vayoc Dzor Regions is considering the criminal case brought against Daniel M.
On 31 August 2012, at 11:30 a.m. the accused, the serviceman in the RA MD military Unit N X committed maiming, i.e. self-harmed with razor blades, causing bodily injuries. After that the serviceman went immediately to the aid station of the military unit, thus evading temporarily from military service.
According to Part 1, Article 363 of the RA Criminal Code temporary evasion from military service by a serviceman through maiming, feigned disease, forgery of documents or other fraud, is punished with arrest for the term of up to 3 months, or with up to 3 years in disciplinary battalion, or with the imprisonment for the term of up to 3 years.
The serviceman is taken into custody as a measure of restraint.
Note: Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty by the court verdict lawfully entered into force as prescribed by Criminal Procedure Code.
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