Armenian and Russian authorities set up joint headquarters to coordinate inquiry into Gyumri killings
21.01.2015,
17:02
Aghvan Hovsepyan, head of Armenia’s Investigative Committee and his Russian counterpart Alexander Bastrykin, who has arrived in Armenia to oversee the inquiry into the Gyumri killings, have signed an agreement today to set up a coordinating headquarters for a detailed investigation of the case.
YEREVAN, January 21. / ARKA /. Aghvan Hovsepyan, head of Armenia’s Investigative Committee and his Russian counterpart Alexander Bastrykin, who has arrived in Armenia to oversee the inquiry into the Gyumri killings, have signed an agreement today to set up a coordinating headquarters for a detailed investigation of the case.
The Armenian Investigative Committee said the two men stressed the importance of a comprehensive and objective examination of all the circumstances and agreed to cooperate in this matter.
The headquarters will consist of 10 members, including representatives of the Armenian and Russian Investigative Committees and criminologists.
The investigation will be carried out in accordance with international law and a Russian-Armenian agreement on jurisdiction and mutual legal assistance in cases related to the presence of the Russian military base in Armenia.
Bastrykin said the investigation and the trial of the Russian soldier from the Russian military base in Armenia’s Gyumri will be held in Armenia.
Valery Permyakov, a Russian soldier stationed at the 102nd Russian Military Base in Gyumri, has confessed to killing the Armenian family in Gyumri. He was captured by Russian border guards when trying to flee across the Armenian-Turkish border and remains in Russian custody to this day.-0-
