YEREVAN. – Chairman of Russian investigative committee Alexander Bastrykin will visit Armenia on Monday at the invitation of his Armenian counterpart Aghvan Hovsepyan.

The heads of investigative committees of the two states had a phone conversation to discuss details of the investigation of a murder in Gyumri. Taking into account, significance of the case, Hovsepyan invited Bastrykin to Armenia.

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—Seryozha—was wounded in their house in Gyumri on January 12. Valery Permyakov, a serviceman of the 102nd Russian Military Base in the city, stands accused in this crime. Permyakov was arrested and 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 murders.

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