Issue of handing suspect on Gyumri murder over to Armenian law enforcement bodies not discussed: Prosecutor's Office
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YEREVAN, JANUARY 13, ARMENPRESS. The Prosecutor-General's Office of the Republic of Armenia and the Prosecutor-General's Office of the Russian Federation have discussed the details of the assassination case in Armenia’s Gyumri. The both sides highlighted that all those responsible of the tragedy must be punished with all strictness of the law.
The Prosecutor-General's Office of the Republic of Armenia informed “Armenpress” that the suspect Valery P. Permyakov is a Russian citizen and is currently under the surveillance of the law enforcement authorities of the Russian Federation, that’s to say under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation. Hence, the issue of handing Permyakov over to the law enforcement authorities of the Republic of Armenia is not discussed, taking into consideration the prohibition of the 1st clause of the 61st article of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, saying that a Russian citizen cannot be handed over to any other country.
The investigation is carried out by the law enforcement authorities of the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation. The investigation will be conducted in active legal cooperation between the law enforcement authorities of the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation.
Previously it was reported that the Russian serviceman, suspected of killing six family members in Armenia’s second largest city, was found overnight. Valery Permyakov, who was reported to be the main suspect in the deadly incident, was found by Russian border guards in the village Bayandur (Shirak region), Armenpress reports, citing the regional prosecutor Raffi Aslanyan. He reportedly attempted to cross the Armenia-Turkey border but didn’t succeed as he was identified on the spot.
The suspect is now with the Russian frontier troops. The representatives of the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Armenia and the Investigation Committee of Armenia are also in the site. The Russia's Southern Federal District Prosecutor has arrived to the site as well. The further actions are being discussed.