YEREVAN. – Gyumri city and all of Armenia were in commotion again on Monday, 168 Zham daily reported.
“The miracle, which everyone was waiting, did not happen. The physicians could not save the life of little Seryozha Avetisyan, the last family member who had remained alive from the slaughter in Gyumri.
“Gyumri was again in a tense situation yesterday [, Monday,] until late in the evening. A large number of police officers, including special forces, were transferred from [capital city] Yerevan to Gyumri.
“In all likelihood, the authorities fear that the society in Gyumri may stand up again at any time. But instead of [taking] steps aimed at [finding] a solution to the society’s righteous demand, the authority is just intimidating the Gyumri residents with the police forces, which, however, is not a sign of strength, but weakness,” 168 Zham wrote.
As reported earlier, six members of the Avetisyan family—including a two-year-old girl—were shot dead, and a six-month-old baby was wounded in their house in Gyumri on January 12; and the baby boy died in hospital on Monday. Valery Permyakov, a serviceman of the 102nd Russian Military Base in the city, stands accused in this crime, and he is held in custody at the Russian military base.
The soldier is charged under Russian law, with “the murder of more than two people,” and “desertion with a service weapon,” but the Investigative Committee of Armenia also has launched a criminal case on these murders.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Armenia had stated that Valery Permyakov will face justice under Russian law, and this information had provoked a wave of protests in Armenia, especially in Gyumri and capital city Yerevan.
