GYUMRI. – A protest action is being held in Gyumri near prosecutor’s office of Shirak Region. The demonstrators are demanding that Valery Permyakov who stands accused of Monday’s brutal killing of the Avetisyan family in Gyumri city, be tried and brought to justice in Armenia.

The protesters were approached by Armenia's Prosecutor General Gevorg Kostanyan. He is trying to persuade the protesters to leave the area promising to answer the questions. However, protesters continue accusing Kostanyan of giving evasive answers. The protest action is attended by MP from Heritage party Zaruhi Postanjyan.

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.