Secretary General of CSTO Nikolay Bordyuzha is confident that all those guilty of Gyumri tragedy will be punished.

“This was stated by defense minister. All persons who have committed this terrible crime, including due to the lack of proper control over the military, will bear the appropriate punishment ,” he said during a press conference on Friday.

According to him, they will get punishment after investigation is over, Novosti Armenia reported

“I understand that this is a terrible tragedy, and I once again offer my condolences to the Armenian side,” he 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 January 19.

Valery Permyakov, a serviceman of the 102nd Russian Military Base in the city, stands accused in this crime. The soldier is charged under Russian law, with “the murder of more than two people” and “desertion with a service weapon.” And on January 21, the Investigative Committee of Armenia also filed a criminal charge against Permyakov, and with “premeditated murder of two or more persons.