The clashes, which occurred Thursday in Gyumri, were “a very unpleasant phenomenon” for Armenia’s second largest city.

Shirak Region Governor Feliks Tsolakyan stated the aforesaid to Armenian News-NEWS.am, commenting on the clashes between the police and the demonstrators in Gyumri.

“There should not have been such a scenario; such a thing should not have happened.

“The Prosecutor’s Office has responded on the legal aspect, and solely the jurists can give an explanation, grounds to the extent the demand [that the Russian perpetrator of the crime be handed over to relevant Armenian agencies and be judged under Armenian law] of the Gyumri residents is legal.

“The Prosecutor General himself said that the guilty will be severely punished; I am also convinced in this,” the regional governor said, in particular.

In his words, it is calm and there is no tension in Gyumri at present.

As reported earlier, six members of the Avetisyan family—including a two-year-old girl—were shot dead, and a six-month-old baby boy was wounded in their house in Gyumri on Monday. Valery Permyakov, a serviceman of the 102nd Russian Military Base in the city, stands accused in this crime. Permyakov was apprehended by the Russian border guards near the Armenian-Turkish border, and he was arrested on Wednesday. Valery Permyakov 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.” The Investigative Committee of Armenia also has launched a criminal case on the murder.

The Prosecutor General’s Office had said Permyakov will face justice under Russian law, and this statement provoked wave of protests in Armenia, especially in Gyumri and capital city Yerevan.

The police had used special tools to disperse the crowd during Thursday’s clashes in Gyumri, and six police officers and nine civilians had sustained injuries during these clashes.