The Chief of Police of Armenia, Vladimir Gasparyan, is in the Shirak Region on a working visit, and he is holding a consultation at the regional Police headquarters in Gyumri city.Ashot Aharonyan, the Head of the Armenia Police Public Relations and Information Department, told the aforesaid to Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Separately, there are rumors that the Police chief is also awaiting Alexander Bastrykin, the Head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, who will arrive in Armenia in connection with the case involving the brutal murder of the Avetisyan family.

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 January 12. Valery Permyakov, a serviceman of the 102nd Russian Military Base in the city, stands accused in this crime. Valery Permyakov is held in custody at the Russian military base.

The soldier is charged under Russian law, 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 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.