No Homicide Cases Recorded in Armenia’s Armed Forces in 2025, Military Prosecutor Says

YEREVAN — An expanded meeting of Armenia’s Prosecutor’s Office was held on March 7, 2026, under the leadership of Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan, during which the institution’s work for 2025 was reviewed.

Deputy Prosecutor General and Military Prosecutor Grigor Elizbaryan presented data on incidents recorded in the Armed Forces of Armenia during 2025, as well as initiated criminal proceedings, cases submitted to courts with indictments, criminal cases concluded in courts, and studies conducted to protect state interests and their outcomes.

According to the military prosecutor, a total of 2,248 incidents were recorded in the units of the Armed Forces of Armenia and other military formations in 2025. Of these, 1,027 cases (45.7%) were classified as accidents, while 1,221 cases (54.3%) involved suspected crimes.

Elizbaryan noted that the number of criminal cases decreased by 110 incidents, or 8.3%, compared with the previous year.

Compared with 2024, serious crimes decreased by 49 cases (27.5%), while particularly serious crimes declined by 25 cases (64.1%) in 2025.

The military prosecutor also reported that no homicide cases were recorded in Armenia’s armed forces in 2025.

However, several service-related deaths were recorded during the year, including six conscript soldiers, two conscripts serving in the border troops of the National Security Service of Armenia, and one reservist.

In 2025, the damage caused to the state in criminal proceedings under investigation by investigative bodies amounted to 411,728,000 drams, compared with 1,479,117,000 drams in 2024. Of this amount, 108,712,000 drams were recovered during the pre-trial stage (compared with 51,935,000 drams in 2024).

Additionally, 1,300,000 drams in damages were recovered through the enforcement of court decisions.

During 2025, prosecutors of the Military Prosecutor’s Office submitted 943 criminal cases involving 1,070 individuals to courts of general jurisdiction with indictments. In 2024, 905 cases involving 1,027 individuals were submitted.

A total of 856 criminal cases involving 951 individuals were examined and concluded in court in 2025. Of these, 708 cases resulted in guilty verdicts, and 785 individuals were convicted.

According to the military prosecutor, 280 studies conducted in 2025 by the Department for the Protection of State Interests of the Central Military Prosecutor’s Office and by garrison military prosecutor’s offices revealed 1,432,493,000 drams in damages to the state (compared with 5,677,550,000 drams in 2024).

In 2025, 938,080,000 drams of the damages were recovered, including 924,294,000 drams recovered out of court by the department responsible for protecting state interests.

Additionally, 92,213,000 drams in damages identified through studies conducted in 2024 were recovered during 2025.

During 2025, military prosecutors filed 24 lawsuits in the sphere of protecting state interests (compared with 19 lawsuits in 2024). The total compensation sought in these claims amounts to 4,564,117,000 drams.