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Azerbaijani lawmakers have offered to scrutinize the situation in the country's army.
MP Gular Ahmadova of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party told a sitting of the Milli Majlis (parliament) on Tuesday that "psychological tension" has been lately observed in the country's military.
A video-clip showing alleged mass beatings of soldiers was posted on the Internet in early October. The clip showed two mature servicemen taking turns beating over 10 young soldiers. Afterwards, footage of officers of higher ranks beating soldiers who were being treated at a medical facility of a military unit appeared online, prompting an investigation by the Military Prosecutor's Office. Criminal cases have been launched over both incidents. The culprits have been arrested and the supervisors of the military units where the footage was recorded dismissed.
Ahmadova suggested that the scrutiny in the army cover not only private soldiers but also high-ranking officers.
"Steps should be taken to improve the current psychological condition of soldiers. A format should be found on scrutinizing the plight of the army. I believe there should be a relevant decision of the Cabinet of Ministers, as well," Ahmadova said.
Independent MP Aynur Jamalgyzy accused the Defense Ministry's press-service of an indifferent approach to issues regarding the military.
"The fact that the ministry's press-service received information about the recent capture of an Azerbaijani soldier by Armenians from the media is unacceptable," she claimed.