Our present-day task is not to start the political speculations again, ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) MP Sukias Avetisyan said at a press conference on Tuesday, commenting on the recent tragedy in Gyumri city.

In the deputy’s words, political speculations and the provocations begin during such incidents.

Avetisyan assured that utilizing mourning for political ambitions and provocations is fraught with great danger.

“People cannot imagine from the side what will happen when, all of a sudden, a group of provocateurs assemble and attack on the [Russian] military base; this is bloodshed,” the RPA MP stressed.

The deputy added that now the situation is normal in Gyumri.

“I don’t think that there will be further tension.

“We have met and spoken also with the Russian side. The Russian military servicemen feel very free in Gyumri, but they need to be more restrained,” Sukias Avetisyan added.

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. Permyakov was apprehended by the Russian border guards near the Armenian-Turkish border on the same night, he was arrested on January 14, 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.” 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.