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Soldier Sacrificed to “Collected Money”

May 14, 2007

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Forester of Abi Wood in the Akhaltsikhe District discovered jeans, leather waistcoat, military boots and bones in the seven-kilometers-deep gap when he was doing his every-day round-wood-raid. The dead person turned up Daniel Aghlemashvili, a soldier who disappeared on March 9 after the incident caused by collecting of the money in the unit. The father, Isoeb Aghlemashvili, recognized the civil clothes of his son. The expertise is going on too. Since the incident happened in the unit, the fuss of the parents has turned into a fear.

Daniel Aghlemashvili, a contractor for the Akhaltsikhe Armor-tank Unit # 3 disappeared on March 9.

At that time, the father of the dead boy, Ioseb Aghlemashvili, related the disappearance of his son to the collected money in the unit.

“My son has been lost for more than a week. I do not know whether he is alive or dead. He served in an army. They seem to have collected some money-twenty lari each for some purpose. My son had an argument with the soldier who was collecting the money. I know nothing more. Since the incident my son has disappeared,” said the father in his conversation with the Human Rights Center two months ago.

In February, special operation was carried out in the Akhaltsikhe Armor-tank Unit # 3 and two military servants were arrested for collecting the money. Whether the dead person had any information regarding the money-collecting, or his death was really related to the fact, is difficult to claim. However, Daniel Aghlemashvili was twice interrogated at the Prosecutor’s Office-initially as a witness and then as a victim.

At present, the family mourns for their son and they are going to investigate the murder of their son after the funeral. Ioseb Aghlemashvili is waiting for the police conclusion:

“The police have not concluded anything yet. They have not informed me yet. I do not know the truth and neither have I known when the truth would be discovered. I will monitor the investigation to the end.  If nothing is revealed after the funeral, I will attend to the matter myself. They have taken photos and sent to the expertise. They found the body of my son on the place where it was difficult to get even by a car. I cannot claim whether my son knew the area or not but it is fact that he would not have gone there to kill himself,” said Ioseb Aghlemashvili.

Last week, the discovery of the dead body caused the same reaction from the ordinary people and relatives of the family.

“When I watched a clip of the state anthem, I always felt happy seeing our soldiers. I think it does not have anything to do with reality; it is just a play. Now I am afraid to send my son to the army. I do not deny that the military service helps a young fellow to become an independent man.  But since I heard the accident and reasons for the death of that poor boy, I have been confused and afraid,” said Leila Gogoladze.

“Who will guarantee me that my son will stay alive when he serves in the army? Who will protect his rights?” asked parents of the young boys.

Daniel Aghlemashvili was a resident of the village of Ude in the Adigeni district. The village was waiting for their neighbor for two months. However, none of them expected such terrible end of the incident.

Law enforcers do not comment on the fact.

Gulo Kokhodze, Adigeni 

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