Valery Permyakov’s trial was held in the territory of the 102nd Russian military base. On 12 August, the prosucutor asked maximum punishment for him.
In January 2015, seven members of the Avetisyan family—including children— were killed in the Armenian city of Gyumri. The youngest chils, the six-month-old Seryozha Avetisyan, was seriosly wounded and died in hospital.
Valeriy Permyakov, a runaway serviceman of the 102nd Russian Military Base located in the city, tried to escape from justice and enter Turkey, but he was detained at the border. Later he confessed to the crime.
The trial started in August, 2015. Speaking about the reason for such a bloody act, Permyakov said he just wanted to put the kids to silence.
The former Russian soldier was found guilty on all counts, i.e murder, robbery, attempted illegal border crossing, etc. It is not disclosed where Permyakov will serve his sentence.
The authorities of Russia and Armenia are discussing the possibility to exchange Permyakov for a truck driver of Armenian origin who was sentenced to a prison term for a road traffic accident in Russia, the Armenian newspaper Zhakhavurd reports.
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The Russian 102nd military base in Gyumri is virtually a town where about 5,000 troops are stationed; more 2,500 persons being members of Russian officers’ families. The base was established in the 1990s amid rising tensions betweenArmenia and Azerbaijan. There are tanks, armoured vehicles, air defense forces,MIG-29 fighters, S-300 and S-200 anti-aircraft missiles, even notorious Buk-Mmissile system. Russia does not pay the Armenian government for the military base as its existence meets political interests of Yerevan and Moscow. According to the agreement, the Russian military will be present in the base for at least 29 years. They regularly take part in international war games. Valeriy Permyakov, a driver mechanic, came from the Russian town of Chita (Zabaikalye).
