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Russian serviceman Valery Permyakov, sentenced today to life in prison over the murder of seven members of the Avetisyan family in Gyumri, Armenia, may be transferred to Russian law enforcement bodies to serve his sentence at home, Interfax agency reports, quoting its unnamed sources.

“Once the verdict comes into legal force, Permyakov may appeal to the Russian court and request with a request to serve his sentence in the territory of the Russian federation,” he agency quotes its sources.

The report goes on that an appropriate legal framework based on international legal agreements is available for the mentioned scenario to come true. 

To remind, V. Permaykov was convicted under the Armenian Criminal Code’s Article 104 part 2 points 1, 5, and 8 (contract murder of two or more people committed with cruelty, for mercenary motives, and combined with extortion, robbery or banditry), Article 175 part 2 points 3 and 4 (robbery committed after a break-in, with the use of weapons or other objects used as a weapon), and Article 34-329 part 1 (an attempt to violate the state border of the Republic of Armenia without the necessary documents or permission).