Russian Prosecutor’s Office responds to Zaruhi Postanjyan’s letter
The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office has responded to Armenian MP Zaruhi Postanjyan’s letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the case of Russian serviceman Valery Permyakov.
In the letter, Postanjyan demanded that Permyakov be handed over to the Armenian law enforcers. The letter’s copy was sent to Russian Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika.
The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office said in the response letter that Permyakov cannot be handed over to the Armenian side because he is a Russian citizen.
Six members of one family, including a two-year-old child, were shot dead in their house in Gyumri on January 12. A six-month-old baby was hospitalized with stab wounds. He died in hospital on January 12. Valery Permyakov, a serviceman of the 102nd Russian military base stationed in Gyumri, the main suspect in the murder, was detained by Russian border guards while attempting to cross the Armenian-Turkish border near Yerazgavors village in Armenia’s Shirak province. Permyakov is held in custody at the Russian military base. He was questioned and confessed to the crime. Permyakov is charged under Article 105.2 and 338.2 of the Russian Criminal Code (murder and desertion). Also, Armenian Investigative Committee brought a charge against Permyakov under Article 104 part 2 point 1 (murder of two or more persons) of the Armenian Criminal Code.