MP CONFIRMS, GYUMRI MURDER SUSPECT IS STILL IN ARMENIA
01.16.2015 11:36 epress.am
Last night, near the Shirak marz (province) prosecutor’s building in
Gyumri, Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) MP Martun Grigoryan stated that
he visited the Russian military base with one of the protesters and saw
the suspect in the massacre of six members of the Avetisyan family,
Russian soldierValery Permyakov. Recall, that one of the demands of
the Gyumri protesters was for the authorities to provide evidence
that Permyakov had not left Armenia.
MP Martun Grigoryan characterized Valery Permyakov to journalists
saying, “He looks like a moron, how else can I describe him.”
Grigoryan said that Permyakov was held in solitary confinement.
“We saw his face, he looked just like the photos they were spreading.
It was for sure that jackass. We saw that bastard,” said Grigoryan.
The MP added that what happened in Gyumri was not desirable. He
stressed that there were people taken into custody and a few police
officers have been transferred to Yerevan for surgery.
Recall, last night, January 15, hundreds of people gathered in front
of the Russian consulate in the Armenian city of Gyumri, demanding
that the suspect in the killings of 6 members of a local family,
Russian soldier Valery Permyakov, as well as the investigation of
the case be handed over to the Armenian law enforcement bodies.
Riot police used batons and stun grenades to stop the protesters from
closing on the consulate building. As a result of clashes between
the protesters and the police forces, 10 people have been injured,
another 12 have been detained.
The heavy skirmishes occurred after protesters attempted to garner
guarantees from the Armenian Prosecutor General Gevorg Kostanyan that
Permyakov would be handed over to the Armenian authorities. After
long discussions between the protesters and government and community
representatives in front of the prosecutors office, Kostanyan assured
that he would send a letter to the Russian Prosecutor General asking
to hand over the murder suspect to the Armenian law enforcement
bodies. Many protesters were disenchanted by the tardiness of the
statement and a portion of the protesters decided to continue their
protest near the Russian consulate.