YEREVAN. – Three parliamentary factions – Prosperous Armenia, Heritage and ANC – offer to hold parliamentary hearing in Gyumri tragedy in a new format, head of Heritage faction Ruben Hakobyan said after their meeting on Friday.

“We oppose making a show of the tragedy as well as provoking different speculations,” he said, adding that the foreign minister, chiefs of police and national security service must be present.

The MP said they offer to hold hearing next Friday.

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.