"They are abusers and should be punished exemplary," said about the head of one of the Krtsanisi Training Center"s headquarters the family of beaten-up Kasim Gakhramanov in the conversation with "Courier".
At the end of the day they handed over to the Defense Ministry the letter of another recruit who also is in unbearable condition in the Krtsanisi Training Center. The author of the letter is still in the training center. He was not allowed to meet his family members.
After two-day silence, the Defense Ministry confirmed the fact of extortion.Prior to the investigation, the authority was suspended to the commanders of the unit whose members were accused of violence. However, punishment is not enough for the family of the recruit. The story of "extortion money" in the army was publicized by the "Courier".
"As far as I know Sergeant Mchedlishvili has already been dismissed, he was especially brutal against ethnic Azerbaijanis. I was told that ethnic Azerbaijanis were often beaten and money was taken away from them , and the same thing happened to me, money was systematically extorted," said KazimGakhramanov.
The father of the beaten soldier states that his family will follow this case and will not let the offenders stay unpunished.