What do Russians think on Gyumri tragedy?

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 2, ARMENPRESS. The vast majority of the Russians (68 percent) are aware of the multiple murder in Armenia’s Gyumri and the protest actions, which took place after the Russian serviceman Valery Permyakov assassinated a family of seven in Armenia’s second largest city. Notwithstanding, 32 percent of the respondents had no idea about the brutal incident. As reports “Armenpress” citing Interfax, Levada Centre stated about this.

Among other things, it was stated that the relative majority of the respondents (48 percent) finds that the investigation of the case must be conducted both by the Russian and Armenian investigators. 44 percent thinks that the trial must be held by the Russian side, but in Armenia’s territory.

Previously it was reported that all the victims of assassination in Armenia’s Gyumri have been identified. The Press Secretary of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia Sona Truzyan informed Armenpress that Seryozha K. Avetisyan (father of the family), Hasmik R. Avetisyan (mother of the family), Armen S. Avetisyan (their son), Araks A. Avetisyan (family’s bride), Aida S. Avetisyan (daughter) and Hasmik A. Avetisyan (2-year old child) have been killed.

6-month old Seryozha Avetisyan was taken to the hospital with a number of stab wounds, one of them in the area of abdominal cavity. The doctors could not save the life of 6-month-old Seryozha Avetisyan. Biological death of the child was recorded at 17:02 on January 19.

The serviceman of the Russian military base 102 Valery Permyakov, suspected in the assassination of the family of 6 in Armenia’s Gyumri, has given first testimonies and confessed his crime. The Russian frontier troops arrested the suspect of the assassination in Armenia’s Gyumri, who attempted to cross the Armenian-Turkish border. The suspect was arrested in the vicinity of Bayandur village.