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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.
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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
812E0EB7C0D21663&view=displaypageArticleWithCommen t
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress