Permyakov trial adjourned for one month
18.12.2015,
15:48
The trial of a Russian soldier Valery Permyakov, suspected of killing seven members of an Armenian family in the second-largest city of Gyumri in January this year was postponed for 30 days after a request for a change of venue was rejected.
GYUMRI, December 18. /ARKA/. The trial of a Russian soldier Valery Permyakov, suspected of killing seven members of an Armenian family in the second-largest city of Gyumri in January this year was postponed for 30 days after a request for a change of venue was rejected.
Permyakov, a native of Russian town of Chita, has been kept in custody at the Russian military base since he was detained by Russian border guards hours after he killed the Avetisyan family and tried to cross the Armenian-Turkish border into Turkey.
Permyakov is suspected of killing both Avetisyans parents, their daughter, son, daughter-in-law, 2-year-old granddaughter, and their six-month-old grandson, stabbed by Permyakov, died in a hospital a week later.
After protracted talks Russian authorities agreed to allow an Armenian trial of Permyakov, however, the trial is being held in a courtroom at the Russian base in Gyumri. The lawyers representing relatives of the victims complained of poor acoustics and asked the judge to ensure normal conditions at the next session, slated for January 18, 2016.
In an earlier separate trial, a Russian military court in Gyumri sentenced Permyakov to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of stealing weapons from the military base, deserting, and carrying the weapons in Gyumri. -0-
Permyakov, a native of Russian town of Chita, has been kept in custody at the Russian military base since he was detained by Russian border guards hours after he killed the Avetisyan family and tried to cross the Armenian-Turkish border into Turkey.
Permyakov is suspected of killing both Avetisyans parents, their daughter, son, daughter-in-law, 2-year-old granddaughter, and their six-month-old grandson, stabbed by Permyakov, died in a hospital a week later.
After protracted talks Russian authorities agreed to allow an Armenian trial of Permyakov, however, the trial is being held in a courtroom at the Russian base in Gyumri. The lawyers representing relatives of the victims complained of poor acoustics and asked the judge to ensure normal conditions at the next session, slated for January 18, 2016.
In an earlier separate trial, a Russian military court in Gyumri sentenced Permyakov to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of stealing weapons from the military base, deserting, and carrying the weapons in Gyumri. -0-
