Action of protest to be held in USA to demand that serviceman Permyakov should not be handed over to Russia

An action of protest will be held in front of the Armenian Consulate in Los Angeles at 7 pm Yerevan time. The demonstrators will demand that serviceman Valery Permyakov suspected of murdering the Armenian family in Gyumri, should not be handed over to Russia.   

To note, similar actions have been held in Armenia as well. Everything began when Armenia's Prosecutor General, Gevorg Kostanyan, said that serviceman Valeriy Permyakov cannot be handed to the Armenian law-enforcement in line with the RF legislation. 

Later, Kostanyan said that the investigation process will be in the territory of Armenia in line with the legislations of Armenia and Russia. At present, both the parties have initiated separate criminal cases. He did not say if Permyakov will be jailed in Armenia or Russia. Meanwhile, the Russian garrison court has already chosen arrest as a measure of restraints against Permyakov. The Armenian party is outraged at such a decision, as all the facts are in the hands of the Armenian law-enforcement. 

On Jan 12, a family of six was murdered in Gyumri. Valery Permyakov, a serviceman of the 102nd Russian Military Base in Gyumri, is the suspect. On 14 January Armenian Prosecutor General's Office reported that they did not discuss the issue of handing over Permyakov to the Armenian side, as according to the Russian legislation, a Russian citizen cannot be handed over to another country. But after numerous protest actions near the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri and the meeting at the president's residence, Armenia's Prosecutor General Gevorg Kostanyan said that the investigation of the case will be held according to the legislation of Armenia and Russia through comparing the legislative acts of the two countries.  He emphasized that the criminal will be imprisoned in the territory of Armenia and the process will be transparent.