Giumry family shooting should be investigated through Armenia-Russia joint efforts – foreign ministry

According to the police’s report, a family of six, Serezha Avetisyan (born in 1961), Hasmik Avetisyan (born 1959), Aida Avetisyan (1979), Armen Avetisyan (1981), Araksia Poghosyan (1990) and two-year old Hasmik Avetisyan were fatally shot in Giumry on Monday morning. The only who survived is grandchild Serezha Avetisyan who was operated and is currently in intensive care unit at St. Astvatsamayr Medical Center in Yerevan. According to the preliminary information, the suspect is Russian military base conscript Valery Permyakov who was detained when making an attempt to cross the Armenian-Turkish border on January 13 and admitted guilt. 

Kocharyan said the case refers to two articles of the Russian-Armenian agreement about mutual legal aid in relation to the Russian military base in Armenia. 

The first article is about crimes committed by the staff of the military base and members of their families in the territory of the Republic of Armenia governed by the Armenian laws. The second article relates to crimes committed by the staff at the military base points. 

The deputy minister said two crimes are committed in this case – a murder in the Armenian territory and leaving the post in the military base territory. 

According to the deputy minister, this means judicial bodies of Armenia and Russia should cooperate in this case to ensure full trial. 

Anyway, the trial should take place in the territory of Armenia, Kocharyan said. 

On Thursday Armenia’s prosecutor general Gevorg Kostanyan confirmed the Russian military base conscript Valery Permyakov will be prosecuted in the territory of Armenia. –0--