Permyakov refuses to testify at trial in Gyumri

Today, the Armenia city of Gyumri has started hearing the case of Valery Permyakov, a soldier of the 102^nd Russian military base, accused of desertion and execution of Avetisyan family.

At the trial in Gyumri, Valery Permyakov refused to give new evidence. The prosecutor read out his testimonies given during the preliminary investigation, as Alyona Katskalo, the press secretary of the North-Caucasian District Military Court of the Russian Federation, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

According to his testimonies given during the preliminary investigation, Permyakov escaped from his military unit at about two o'clock at night, because he did not want to continue his service there and planned to return home. He took his firearm intending to frighten somebody and get civil clothes and money. As evidenced by Permyakov, he occurred in the house of Avetisyan family just by chance. When someone woke up, he got scared and had to shoot them dead. Then, he changed clothes, left the weapons and his personal belongings in the house and ran away, said his initial testimonies.

Let us remind you that Valery Permyakov is in custody at the Russian military base in Gyumri; and the term of his arrest expires on January 30, 2016.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.