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The Moscow Times, Russia
Jan 20 2015
Russian Soldier to Stand Trial for Murder of Family in Armenia
The Moscow Times
The head of Russia's Investigative Committee said the high-profile
trial of a Russian soldier accused of massacring an Armenian family
will be held in Armenia, news agency RIA Novosti reported Tuesday.
The suspect in the killings, Valery Permyakov, was detained by Russian
authorities last week while trying to enter Turkey. He has confessed
to killing seven members of a family, including a baby and a toddler,
in the Armenian city of Gyumri near where he was stationed at a
Russian military base. The motive remains unclear.
The killings sparked mass protests in the city last week, with several
demonstrators injured and detained after gathering near the Russian
military base to demand that Permyakov be brought to justice by
Armenian courts.
Alexander Bastrykin, head of the Investigative Committee, said from
Yerevan on Tuesday that Armenian and Russian police would work
together on Permyakov's trial.
"The public trial in Armenia will be testament to the commitment of
both sides to justice and a fair trial," Bastrykin was cited as saying
by RIA Novosti.
The investigation into the incident will be conducted jointly by
Russia and Armenia, Vladimir Markin, spokesman for Russia's
Investigative Committee, said in an online statement Tuesday.
Armenian investigators who questioned Permyakov after his detention
said the Jan. 12 killings were committed with an AK-47 assault rifle.
Permyakov said during questioning that he'd stopped at the family's
home because he was thirsty, Russian media reported.
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/russian-soldier-to-stand-trial-for-murder-of-family-in-armenia/514656.html
Jan 20 2015
Russian Soldier to Stand Trial for Murder of Family in Armenia
The Moscow Times
The head of Russia's Investigative Committee said the high-profile
trial of a Russian soldier accused of massacring an Armenian family
will be held in Armenia, news agency RIA Novosti reported Tuesday.
The suspect in the killings, Valery Permyakov, was detained by Russian
authorities last week while trying to enter Turkey. He has confessed
to killing seven members of a family, including a baby and a toddler,
in the Armenian city of Gyumri near where he was stationed at a
Russian military base. The motive remains unclear.
The killings sparked mass protests in the city last week, with several
demonstrators injured and detained after gathering near the Russian
military base to demand that Permyakov be brought to justice by
Armenian courts.
Alexander Bastrykin, head of the Investigative Committee, said from
Yerevan on Tuesday that Armenian and Russian police would work
together on Permyakov's trial.
"The public trial in Armenia will be testament to the commitment of
both sides to justice and a fair trial," Bastrykin was cited as saying
by RIA Novosti.
The investigation into the incident will be conducted jointly by
Russia and Armenia, Vladimir Markin, spokesman for Russia's
Investigative Committee, said in an online statement Tuesday.
Armenian investigators who questioned Permyakov after his detention
said the Jan. 12 killings were committed with an AK-47 assault rifle.
Permyakov said during questioning that he'd stopped at the family's
home because he was thirsty, Russian media reported.
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/russian-soldier-to-stand-trial-for-murder-of-family-in-armenia/514656.html