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"WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO ASK FOR ANYTHING HAD THE ARMENIAN POLICE DONE ITS JOB": DISCUSSION ON GYUMRI MURDER CASE
04.02.2015 17:04 epress.am
On April 2, a public discussion organized by "Media Center" was to
take place at the Journalists' Club "Asparez" in Gyumri, with the
participation of the representatives of the victim's successor in the
Avetisyan family murder case, human rights defenders, representatives
of the public sector, as well as authorized persons from the RA
General Prosecutor's office. However, minutes before the session the
Prosecutor's office informed that they could not send a representative.
During the discussion, the representative of the victim's legal
successor, Lusine Sahakyan said that the results of forensic
examinations obtained to date indicate Russian soldier Valery
Permyakov's guilt, but the main issue is - what was the motive behind
this brutal murder?
Human rights defender Artur Sakunts, another representative of the
victim's legal successor, said that the existing factual circumstances
were not enough to answer that question. According to Sakunts, it is
also unclear as to how it was possible that nobody nearby had heard
those many shots fired, not even the witness who was 5 meters from
the scene of the crime.
In turn, lawyer Yervand Varosyan stated that their side is unaware
of the kind of correspondence between the Armenian and Russian
prosecutors' offices, so they could not make any comments.
According to Lusine Sahakyan, it is humiliating for Armenia when
Russian officials are the ones declaring when the Armenian side should
complete the preliminary investigation.
"The reason we are gathered here today, discussing things, while some
Lebedevs come and give out orders is due to the fact that Permyakov
was not captured by our police. We would not have to ask or demand
anything from anyone, had the Armenian Police done its job," Yervand
Varosyan said.
Permyakov's testimonies given both to the Armenian and Russian
investigators should be compared to the scene investigation protocol,
he added. It would show whether he was at the scene that day, or is
giving testimonies based on someone else's words.
Six members of the Avetisyan family were murdered on January 12 in
their Gyumri home. The family's seventh member, 6-month-old Seryozha
Avetisyan, who had serious injuries, was transferred to the hospital
and died 7 days later. Russian soldier Valery Permyakov is the central
murder suspect of the case and was arrested on January 13th near the
Armenian-Turkish border and was handed over to the Russian military
base by Russian border guards. The latter stimulated a protest of
thousands of people in Gyumri demanding his transfer to Armenian
law enforcement.
http://www.epress.am/en/2015/04/02/we-would-not-have-to-ask-for-anything-had-the-armenian-police-done-its-job-discussion-on-gyumri-murder-case.html
04.02.2015 17:04 epress.am
On April 2, a public discussion organized by "Media Center" was to
take place at the Journalists' Club "Asparez" in Gyumri, with the
participation of the representatives of the victim's successor in the
Avetisyan family murder case, human rights defenders, representatives
of the public sector, as well as authorized persons from the RA
General Prosecutor's office. However, minutes before the session the
Prosecutor's office informed that they could not send a representative.
During the discussion, the representative of the victim's legal
successor, Lusine Sahakyan said that the results of forensic
examinations obtained to date indicate Russian soldier Valery
Permyakov's guilt, but the main issue is - what was the motive behind
this brutal murder?
Human rights defender Artur Sakunts, another representative of the
victim's legal successor, said that the existing factual circumstances
were not enough to answer that question. According to Sakunts, it is
also unclear as to how it was possible that nobody nearby had heard
those many shots fired, not even the witness who was 5 meters from
the scene of the crime.
In turn, lawyer Yervand Varosyan stated that their side is unaware
of the kind of correspondence between the Armenian and Russian
prosecutors' offices, so they could not make any comments.
According to Lusine Sahakyan, it is humiliating for Armenia when
Russian officials are the ones declaring when the Armenian side should
complete the preliminary investigation.
"The reason we are gathered here today, discussing things, while some
Lebedevs come and give out orders is due to the fact that Permyakov
was not captured by our police. We would not have to ask or demand
anything from anyone, had the Armenian Police done its job," Yervand
Varosyan said.
Permyakov's testimonies given both to the Armenian and Russian
investigators should be compared to the scene investigation protocol,
he added. It would show whether he was at the scene that day, or is
giving testimonies based on someone else's words.
Six members of the Avetisyan family were murdered on January 12 in
their Gyumri home. The family's seventh member, 6-month-old Seryozha
Avetisyan, who had serious injuries, was transferred to the hospital
and died 7 days later. Russian soldier Valery Permyakov is the central
murder suspect of the case and was arrested on January 13th near the
Armenian-Turkish border and was handed over to the Russian military
base by Russian border guards. The latter stimulated a protest of
thousands of people in Gyumri demanding his transfer to Armenian
law enforcement.
http://www.epress.am/en/2015/04/02/we-would-not-have-to-ask-for-anything-had-the-armenian-police-done-its-job-discussion-on-gyumri-murder-case.html