GYUMRI. – Russian State Duma member Boris Reznik did not rule out that the serviceman of the Russian military base accused of killing Avetisyan family maybe handed over to Armenian justice.

“Those are legal matters that must be decided by the lawyers of two states. They are working closely. I am confident that all laws will be studied, and the only legal verdict will be passed. Permyakov maybe handed over to the Armenian side, or maybe not. Everything will be done within the law,” the Russian MP said during his visit to Gyumri.

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; but the baby boy died in hospital on Monday, 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 Wednesday, January 21, the Investigative Committee of Armenia also filed a criminal charge against Permyakov, and with “premeditated murder of two or more persons.” The Russian soldier has accepted the charge.