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JOINT COMMISSION TO COORDINATE ARMENIAN-RUSSIAN INQUIRY INTO GYUMRI MURDER
Interfax, Russia
Jan 20 2015
YEREVAN. Jan 20
A commission will be formed to coordinate a joint Armenian-Russian
inquiry against Russian soldier Valery Permyakov, who is suspected
of murdering an Armenian family in the city of Gyumri on January
12, Armenian Investigative Committee spokesperson Sona Truzyan told
Interfax.
"At a meeting in Yerevan, the chairmen of the Investigative Committees
of Armenia and Russia, Aghvan Hovsepyan and Alexander Bastrykin, agreed
to coordinate their joint efforts in order to ensure a comprehensive
investigation," Truzyan said.
The parties also reiterated the importance of "strictly observing
the procedure for collecting evidence in accordance with the law,"
she said.
"A coordinating body will be established in order to effectively
organize this work," she added.
According to earlier reports, a family of six, including a two year
old child, were murdered in Gyumri, northern Armenia, on January 12.
The only survivor, six month old Sergei Avetisyan, was hospitalized
with a stab wound. He died on January 19.
Valery Permyakov, a serviceman from Russia's 102nd military base,
who is deployed in Gyumri, was detained shortly after the attack. He
is now on the territory of the military base. Criminal charges were
brought against him on January 14 based on the Russian and Armenian
Criminal Codes.
On January 15, protests broke out in Gyumri. Their participants
demanded that Permyakov be handed over to the Armenian justice system.
Fourteen people, including five policemen, were hospitalized after
clashes between the demonstrators and police.
On January 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin called his Armenian
counterpart Serzh Sargsyan to again extend his condolences to the
victims' relatives and all people of Armenia in regard of the tragedy
in Gyumri.
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Interfax, Russia
Jan 20 2015
YEREVAN. Jan 20
A commission will be formed to coordinate a joint Armenian-Russian
inquiry against Russian soldier Valery Permyakov, who is suspected
of murdering an Armenian family in the city of Gyumri on January
12, Armenian Investigative Committee spokesperson Sona Truzyan told
Interfax.
"At a meeting in Yerevan, the chairmen of the Investigative Committees
of Armenia and Russia, Aghvan Hovsepyan and Alexander Bastrykin, agreed
to coordinate their joint efforts in order to ensure a comprehensive
investigation," Truzyan said.
The parties also reiterated the importance of "strictly observing
the procedure for collecting evidence in accordance with the law,"
she said.
"A coordinating body will be established in order to effectively
organize this work," she added.
According to earlier reports, a family of six, including a two year
old child, were murdered in Gyumri, northern Armenia, on January 12.
The only survivor, six month old Sergei Avetisyan, was hospitalized
with a stab wound. He died on January 19.
Valery Permyakov, a serviceman from Russia's 102nd military base,
who is deployed in Gyumri, was detained shortly after the attack. He
is now on the territory of the military base. Criminal charges were
brought against him on January 14 based on the Russian and Armenian
Criminal Codes.
On January 15, protests broke out in Gyumri. Their participants
demanded that Permyakov be handed over to the Armenian justice system.
Fourteen people, including five policemen, were hospitalized after
clashes between the demonstrators and police.
On January 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin called his Armenian
counterpart Serzh Sargsyan to again extend his condolences to the
victims' relatives and all people of Armenia in regard of the tragedy
in Gyumri.
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