Thursday, May 18 2017 20:47

ArmInfo. Armenia handed over to  Russia Valery Permyakov, convicted in Armenia for life imprisonment  for the murder of seven members of the Avetisyan family in the  Armenian city of Gyumri. The transfer of the convict to the Russian  side took place on May 18, the Ministry of Justice of Armenia  reported.

"In accordance with the need to ensure the decision of the court of  first instance of the general jurisdiction of the Shirak region of  August 23, 2016, Permyakov was transferred today to the Russian side  in accordance with the Moscow Convention of 1998 on the transfer of  convicts to imprisonment for further serving punishment," the  ministry said. 

It is noted that according to the agreement reached between the  parties, the Russian Federation will provide Armenia with a request  for information on further punishment of Permyakov. "The decision of  the Russian court to recognize the verdict handed down by the  Armenian court guarantees complete and unconditional enforcement of  the verdict against Valery Permyakov in accordance with the current  bilateral treaties," the Ministry of Justice noted.

To recall, the soldier of the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri  Valery Permyakov committed the murder of an Armenian family of 7  people, 2 were children. Already in May this year, the North  Caucasian District Military Court of Russia recognized as legitimate  the verdict of the Armenian court on the life imprisonment of Russian  serviceman Valery Permyakov, who was accused of murdering seven  members of the Avetisyan family in Gyumri. "The verdict of the court  of general jurisdiction of the first instance of the Shirak of the  Republic of Armenia of August 23, 2016 regarding the citizen of the  Russian Federation Valery Permyakov, whose final punishment is  determined in the form of life imprisonment with serving in a  correctional colony of special regime, is recognized as enforceable  on the territory of Russia," the official said. The representative of  the court Alena Katkalo, also said that the convicted Permyakov will  serve his sentence in Russia, without specifying in which particular  region of the country. According to media, Permyakov was "exchanged"  for the Armenian citizen, Hrachya Harutyunyan, who is serving a  sentence in Russia, who committed an accident on his truck that  killed 18 people.