Yerevan/Mediamax/. Head of Vanadzor office of Helsinki Civil Assembly Artur Sakunts stated today that as of September 1, the human rights defenders of the organization registered 306 murders in the Armenian Armed Forces over the period of 2005-2011.

Human rights defenders also reported that during 2007-2011, 228 murders were registered and only 31 of them were caused by ceasefire violations, Mediamax reports. ''What is going on in our Armed Forces is a gross violation of human rights as well as violation of a human right to life'', said Artur Sakunts. 

President of Helsinki Civil Assembly of Armenia Avetik Ishkhanyan referred to the case of Hovhannes Vardanyan, the military serviceman, who ''was driven into madness in the army, sent to mental hospital, dismissed from the army ahead of schedule and  was left to the mercy of fate”, according to the data provided by “We Won’t Keep Silent” initiative group.

“The atmosphere of impunity leads to having new victims”, said Avetik Ishkhanyan.

Addressing the press conference today, the human rights defenders made a joint statement demanding from President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan to immediately embark on investigating the criminal cases on the murders taken place in the army up to now as well as compensating for the damages of the families of military servicemen killed at peace.

''In case no tough measures are taken within a month we will find President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan guilty and sponsor of the situation in the army and will demand his resignation'', the statement reads.