Arshak Sadoyan: Robert Kocahryan adds fuel to the fire (video)
Valery Permyakov executed a definite order, National Democrats' Bloc chairman Arshak Sadoyan said on January 23 in connection with the January 12 murder in Gyumri. “If there was not an order, then the crime was committed by an abnormal man,” he said. Lernik Alexanyan, a lawmaker representing the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK), says he has information that shops in Gyumri do not serve Russians. “This is a negative phenomenon. Statehood should not be confused with the people. We should also try to understand the restraint of our politicians. Do you expect us to rub salt into the wound? If there are organizers, believe me it is not Russian side. What is the reason for border tensions? Another question is whether the perpetrators of the Gyumri tragedy were Turks or some other force that acts against Russia,” he said. Speaking about the recent interview of Armenia’s second President Robert Kocharyan, Arshak Sadoyan said Kocahryan is pouring oil on the fire, which is not advisable at this moment. Residents of Gyumri city Seryozha Avetisyan, his wife Hasmik, daughter Aida, son Armen, daughter-in-law Araksya, and two-year-old granddaughter Hasmik, were murdered in their home on January 12. Only a six month old boy survived, and was hospitalized with stab wounds. But he died in hospital a week later. Valery Permyakov, a Russian soldier stationed at Russian military base N102 in Gyumri was arrested on January 12 when attempting to cross Armenia’s border with Turkey. He has confessed to the murders. The appalling crime in Gyumri shocked the entire country with people taking to the street and demanding that Permyakov be handed over to Armenian law enforcement agencies and be tried by Armenian laws.
