Armenians to light candles to commemorate the Gyumri family
14.01.2015,
17:18
Candles will be lit across Armenia in late hours of January 15 in memory of a six-member family killed by a runaway Russian soldier in the Armenian town of Gyumri on Monday morning.
YEREVAN, January 14. / ARKA /. Candles will be lit across Armenia in late hours of January 15 in memory of a six-member family killed by a runaway Russian soldier in the Armenian town of Gyumri on Monday morning. The commemoration candle lighting is initiated by a group of Facebook users who called on fellow citizens to light candles and put on their windowsills.
According to police, Valery Permyakov from the Russian military base in Gyumri admitted to murdering the six members of the family- a couple, their son and daughter-in-law, a 2-year-old granddaughter, and an unmarried daughter. They all were found shot dead in their house on January 12.
The couple's six-month-old grandson was hospitalized in a grave condition. The victims were all shot with an AK-47.
Valery Permyakov was detained on January 13, shortly after midnight, while trying to cross the border into Turkey dressed in civilian clothing.
Armenia's Office of the Prosecutor-General announced yesterday that Permyakov will not be handed over to Armenian law-enforcement authorities pending investigation. In a statement, it said that Russia's constitution prohibits the extradition of Russian citizens to foreign states.
The statement also said that Russian and Armenian law-enforcement bodies are making a joint probe of the killings.
A spokeswoman for Armenia’s State Investigative Committee (SIC) Sona Truzyan said today that SIC has decided to prosecute Permyakov for the killing of more than two people..-0-
