Trial of Gyumri Massacre Suspect Continues as Witnesses Testify

Valery Permyakov during trial. (Source: Armenpress)

GYUMRI(Armenpress) ”” The trial of Valery Permyakov, accused of killing 7 members of the Avetisyan family, resumed at the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri. The first witness to testify was resident of Yerazgavors Michael Khlghatyan.

The witness stated that on the night of January 12 he was driving near the Armenian-Turkish border and saw someone from a distance and later heard gunshots. He thought they were hunters so he assumed it was nothing serious and he left.

The lawyers questioned him regarding his testimony given prior to the trial, which states that he approached a “Willis”