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    Tragedy in Gyumri: stories in brief

    by David Stepanyan

    Saturday, January 17, 12:10

    Story 1

    The Avetisyans' family (a family of six) was murdered in Gyumri on
    January 12. Though 5 days have passed since the moment of the murder,
    the investigation (it's not clear whether the investigation is
    conducted by Russian or Armenian forces) has not given so far any
    reasonable explanation of the reasons why Valery Permyakov or several
    Permyakovs decided to commit such a horrible crime. At the moment, the
    criminal is staying in the territory of the 102ndRussian military base
    in Gyumri. The residents of Gyumri are holding large-scale actions of
    protest and demand transferring Permyakov to the Armenian
    law-enforcement bodies.

    It appears that Permyakov might have committed the murder all by
    himself. In 1999, two Russian servicemen shot at the market visitors
    in the same city of Gyumri. Two people died and seven were wounded.
    The Russian serviceman Permyakov was quite capable of making the
    slaughter in the Avetisyans' house due to his mental condition. After
    all, when murdering the Avetisyans, he might have simply been doped or
    might have been as drunk as a fiddler. However, according to the
    unofficial information, "Permyakov was a calm guy" and kept a low
    profile in his service in Armenia. The same cannot be said about his
    service in Russia. Permyakov used to escape quite often from the
    Russian military unit in Chita. Therefore, the story about murderer
    Permyakov's self-reliance instills big doubts, which are confirmed by
    the boots with his name found at the scene of the crime.

    Story 2

    The given story is especially intensively disseminated by the Russian
    colleagues and political experts specializing in the Caucasus issues.
    This story says that the murder of the Avetisyans' family involves the
    West and the pro-Western forces in Armenia, which are actively trying
    to use the Gyumri tragedy in order to drive a wedge between the
    friendly Armenian and Russian peoples. It should be noted that
    anti-Russian slogans have really been chanted in Armenia, and even an
    attempt was made to burn the Russian flag. The most important thing is
    that Armenians demand withdrawing the 102nd Russian military base from
    Armenia. It is noteworthy that this story also lacks any information
    about the crime and experiences a tenacious unwillingness of the
    Russians to transfer Permyakov to the Armenian law-enforcers, while
    the crime was committed in the territory of Armenia. But this
    unwillingness should be explained by the fact that the Russian special
    services simply need to make head or tail of it, i.e. find the
    customers of the crime and they are unlikely to search for them in
    Armenia. Therefore, the Armenian law-enforcement bodies are
    unambiguously weak and powerless here.

    Story 3

    Permyakov's crime may have been ordered by... Russia. Russia, not the
    Kremlin. It is not a secret that there are lots of influence centers
    in that country. So, somebody might well have needed this crime for
    causing a new regional riot. Considering the media reports from Russia
    that Permyakov is the son of a sectarian family and came to serve in
    Armenia on his own will, this story can make sense.

    Story 4

    The massacre in Gyumri might have been ordered by certain authorities
    from Turkey and Azerbaijan. The Russian troops in Armenia have always
    been a thorn in the flesh of the Turkish and Azerbaijani leaders, who
    claim that it is "the Russians' assistance" that prevents them from
    "taking back" Nagorno-Karabakh. But they forget that the selfsame
    "Russians" have been quite active in arming the Azerbaijanis and
    making friends with the Turks over recent years. One argument in
    support for this story is that the criminal tried to cross the
    Armenian-Turkish border - perhaps, he was promised a corridor for
    escape. This story, just like the second one, need an inquiry by
    highly qualified special services, where the Russians would certainly
    play a leading part.


    Thus, even though we perfectly understand the emotions of people in
    Gyumri and all over Armenia, who demand that Permyakov be tried in
    Armenia, we are forced to admit one important circumstance: the
    possibility that this may be a mine planted under the geopolitical
    layer of Armenian-Russian strategic military relations is frightening
    enough to overshadow the question how and where to punish Permyakov.
    On the other hand, what was the sense of stirring up these emotions if
    it was possible to take Permyakov to the basement of the well-known
    building at Nalbandyan Street (the Interior Ministry) and to get down
    to work together.

    http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid¹1662D0-9E28-11E4
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    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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