Criminal case opened over death of Karabakh soldier

Armenia’s Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under the Armenian Criminal Code’s Article 104 part 2 point 13 (murder committed out of ethnic, racial or religious hatred), the press service of the Investigative Committee said.

On Monday, Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army soldier Garik Ispiryan, 19, died of a gunshot wound after being shot by Azerbaijani forces.