“I did not have a reason for conflict with Haykaz Barseghyan. I have entered his room during my duty. I was not at Barseghyan’s room at the night of the murder. My room is 15-20 meters away from his room,” the defendant said.

The defendant mentioned that Haykaz Barseghyan was last seen on the morning of January 28. According to him, the military police had pressed on the witness’ testimony and they had cast a slur.

Ohanjanyan also stated in the court that Gnel Tevosyan’s and Movses Azaryan’s, defendants in the case, relatives had called him and offered to meet, but he refused. According to Ohanjanyan, they wanted to meet him as they wanted him to change his testimony.

Notably, the hearing took place in the renovated court room of the Court of First Instance of Avan and Nor Nork District. The Chairman of the same Court Davit Harutyunyan was the presiding judge of the case.

Then, the witness went to the dispensary, as he had a headache and returned at about 11:00 and met Barseghyan, “Hyakaz went out of the bathroom in a good mood, we talked a little and went to sleep,” said Erik and added that he had never seen Hayakaz in bad mood.

After some more questions it became clear that several people had slapped the victim.

“When the unit woke up, got up with them. Someone shouted from the third floor that Haykaz was not there. Haykaz was not in the sleeping room. All went down to see where he was. Those who saw it shouted… There was a loud shout. I do not remember whom I learned it from.”

he session was postponed until the ambulance arrived, after which it will become clear whether the defendant will be able to participate in the trial or not․

“I was afraid to wake the other soldiers, I was afraid to do anything, thinking that the same will happen with me,” the soldier who was in the same bedroom on the day of the cadet Haykaz Barseghyan’s murder.

Today 4 motions were considered at the court hearing on the killed cadet’s case but the solution of the case was postponed to the next court hearing.

Trial of 19-year-old cadet Haykaz Barseghyan’s death case was continued at the First Instance Court of Avan and Nor Nork Administrative districts under the presidency of the judge David Harutyunyan.