OPINION: MURDER OF GYUMRI FAMILY IS ‘DELIBERATE PROVOCATION’ (VIDEO)

11:11 | January 16,2015 | Politics

The murder of an Armenian family by a Russian soldier could be
‘deliberate provocation,’ rather than a coincidence, says sculptor
Andranik Davtyan.

He was born and raised in the same street where the six members of
the Avetisyan family were brutally murdered on January 12 allegedly
by a Russian soldier serving at a Russian military base in Gyumri.

“Today Azerbaijan is waiting for an opportunity to start a war
with Armenia, and I think that Turkey will not sit idle and will do
everything to help Azerbaijan. In that case they will seek to remove
Russian troops that are guarding Armenia’s border,” said Mr Davtyan.

It is not accidental that Valery Permyakov, the Russian soldier who is
believed to have killed the Avetisyan family, left traces at the scene
of murder and attempted to cross Armenia’s border with Turkey. “The
military boots that he [Valery Permyakov] left at Avetisyan’s house
clearly show that he wanted to show that the author of the murder
was Russian,” said the sculptor.

The brutal murder in Gyumri triggered uproar in different circles
over the country’s relations with its closest ally Russia, deepening
controversy over the relations between the two countries.

The Avetisyans – two grandparents, their son and daughter, a
daughter-in-law, and young Hamsik – were shot dead on 12 January.

A six-month-old boy, Seryozha – in critical condition after suffering
stab wounds – is the only survivor. The suspect, Russian soldier
Valery Permyakov, who was serving at Moscow’s 102nd military base in
Gyumri, is said to have confessed to the crime after being apprehended
by Russian border guards as he was reportedly attempting to cross
into Turkey.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress