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Jan 20 2015
Russian soldier accused of slaughtering family to be tried in Armenia
A Russian soldier suspected of slaying a family in Armenia after going
AWOL will be tried in Armenia. The two countries will jointly
investigate the grizzly crime that provoked mass demonstrations.
Valery Permyakov, who served at a Russian military base in Armenia, is
suspected of murdering a family in Gyumri, Armenia's second-largest
city, on January 12.
Six people were shot dead in the house while the seventh victim, a
six-month-old baby boy, died days later from a stab wound.
The AWOL soldier is believed to have been trying to desert. He broke
into a random house to get food and went on a killing rampage after
being found by the owners, according to media reports.
"At a meeting in Yerevan, representatives from the Armenian and
Russian investigations... agreed on a coordinated effort to conduct a
comprehensive investigation," Sona Tryzyan, spokeswoman for the
Armenian Investigative Committee, announced on Tuesday.
Aleksandr Bastrykin, who heads the Russian Investigative Committee,
assured that both the prosecution and trial of the suspect would be
held in Armenia, in accordance with international law and bilateral
agreements between the two countries. The Russian official is
currently visiting Armenia to tackle the fallout following the tragic
incident.
The high-profile crime caused uproar in Armenia and a massive rally
gathered in front of the Russian Consulate last Thursday. The
protesters demanded that Permyakov be handed over and brought to
justice in Armenia.
The rally became violent when demonstrators started pelting police
officers guarding the base with stones and other projectiles. In the
ensuing clash, 26 people, most of them police officers, were injured.
Permyakov was arrested the day after the massacre as he was trying to
cross the border with Turkey. Russian border guards, who are helping
their Armenian colleagues to patrol its borders, captured the man and
handed him over to the base, where he is currently being held in
custody.
http://rt.com/news/224427-armenia-soldier-killing-trial/
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Jan 20 2015
Russian soldier accused of slaughtering family to be tried in Armenia
A Russian soldier suspected of slaying a family in Armenia after going
AWOL will be tried in Armenia. The two countries will jointly
investigate the grizzly crime that provoked mass demonstrations.
Valery Permyakov, who served at a Russian military base in Armenia, is
suspected of murdering a family in Gyumri, Armenia's second-largest
city, on January 12.
Six people were shot dead in the house while the seventh victim, a
six-month-old baby boy, died days later from a stab wound.
The AWOL soldier is believed to have been trying to desert. He broke
into a random house to get food and went on a killing rampage after
being found by the owners, according to media reports.
"At a meeting in Yerevan, representatives from the Armenian and
Russian investigations... agreed on a coordinated effort to conduct a
comprehensive investigation," Sona Tryzyan, spokeswoman for the
Armenian Investigative Committee, announced on Tuesday.
Aleksandr Bastrykin, who heads the Russian Investigative Committee,
assured that both the prosecution and trial of the suspect would be
held in Armenia, in accordance with international law and bilateral
agreements between the two countries. The Russian official is
currently visiting Armenia to tackle the fallout following the tragic
incident.
The high-profile crime caused uproar in Armenia and a massive rally
gathered in front of the Russian Consulate last Thursday. The
protesters demanded that Permyakov be handed over and brought to
justice in Armenia.
The rally became violent when demonstrators started pelting police
officers guarding the base with stones and other projectiles. In the
ensuing clash, 26 people, most of them police officers, were injured.
Permyakov was arrested the day after the massacre as he was trying to
cross the border with Turkey. Russian border guards, who are helping
their Armenian colleagues to patrol its borders, captured the man and
handed him over to the base, where he is currently being held in
custody.
http://rt.com/news/224427-armenia-soldier-killing-trial/
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress