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    IAN GILLAN ADDRESSES GYUMRI COMMUNITY

    January 26, 2015 09:45
    EXCLUSIVE

    Ian Gillan

    Photo: REUTERS

    Yerevan/Mediamax/. Deep Purple Frontman Ian Gillan addressed a letter
    to the people of Gyumri regarding the tragedy of January 12.

    Six members of the Avetisyan family, including their two-year-old
    daughter, were slain in Gyumri on January 12. Their six-month-old
    son Seryozha Avetisyan who got stab wounds on the day the rest of the
    family was killed died a week later. Soldier of Russian 102nd Military
    Base stationed in Gyumri Valery Permyakov is accused of the massacre.

    Ian Gillan's letter reads:

    "Dear Friends,

    I am writing to express my deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences
    regarding the atrocity committed in Gyumri on Monday the 12th of
    January.

    This heinous, senseless crime - the murder of the Avetisyan family -
    has left me feeling sick and desperately sad for the whole community;
    this brave and loving community; to which I feel a strong spiritual
    connection, through previous events of tragedy and endeavor.

    I have tried for days to write words to explain my emotions, but the
    words just wouldn't come. Now, on this peaceful Sunday at home in
    England I have finally found the will to reach out, but I can offer
    little apart from love and a communal hug.

    It is impossible for ordinary people to imagine how such a bestial
    act can occur and so I pray that the authorities will do the right
    thing and that justice is not only done, but it is seen to be done
    in a manner that is respectful to the memory of these slaughtered
    innocents, who shall be remembered with respect and affection".

    In 1989, Ian Gillan took part in Rock Aid Armenia project which aimed
    to raise funds for Armenia affected by Spitak Earthquake in 1988.

    Within Armenia Grateful 2 Rock project organized by Mediamax,
    Ian Gillan, along with Rock Aid Armenia organizer Jon Dee and Black
    Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, paid a visit to Armenia in 2009. Gillan,
    Iommi and Dee stated their readiness to support the reconstruction
    of N6 Music School in Gyumri after which fundraising was held in the
    next few years. In 2013, Ian Gillan and Jon Dee attended the opening
    of the new building of Gyumri Music School.

    http://www.mediamax.am/en/news/society/12957/#sthash.SsafEcSW.dpuf

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