We confirm that trial will be held on territory of Armenia – Lavrov
The trial of a suspect in the murder of a family in the Armenian city of Gyumri will be as transparent as possible, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday, Sputnik News reported.
“We confirm that the trial will be held on the territory of Armenia, it will be fully transparent and joint. I am sure that the court will issue an unbiased and adequate verdict, adequate to the terrible crime committed,” Lavrov said at a press conference.
Lavrov referred to the Gyumri tragedy as a “horrifying crime” and reiterated Moscow’s deepest condolences regarding the matter.
On January 12, a family of six people was murdered in Armenia's second largest city of Gyumri. The seventh victim, a six-month-old baby, died in a hospital on January 19. The main suspect in the killing, soldier Valery Permyakov from the Russian 102nd Military Base in Gyumri, was detained the next day and admitted committing the murder.
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