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The 2015 Gyumri massacre was a mass murder of seven members of the Armenian Avetisyan family in Gyumri, Armenia, on January 12, 2015. The suspect, Valery Permyakov, a Russian serviceman from the Russian 102nd Military Base, was apprehended by the Armenia-based Russian Border Guards near the border with Turkey and brought into custody at the Gyumri base for further investigation under the Russian jurisdiction. Spontaneous demonstrations in Gyumri and Yerevan ensued, demanding that Permyakov be tried and serve his sentence in Armenia. Perceived inadequate government response further triggered public outrage in Armenia. ==Background== The existence of a Russian military base in Armenia is controversial. Those in its favor argue that it would force Russia to fight alongside Armenia in the case of a possible Turkish invasion, critics argue that its existence threatens Armenia's sovereignty and it is dangerous for civilians. Several incidents have occurred in the past involving the base. In 1999, two drunken soldiers, Denis Popov and Alexander Kamenev, armed with AK-74 assault rifles, went into Gyumri and started a gunfire, killing two men, Vaghinak Simonyan and David Soghomonyan, and injuring 14. The two men were tried in Armenia; Popov was sentenced to 14 years in prison and Kamenev to 15. Whether or not the two served their entire terms in Armenia is unclear and little is known about this court’s investigation and punishment.〔 In an interview published on January 16 with News.am, Popov’s lawyer, Tamara Yailoyan, claimed that her former client had been transferred to Russia “after two to three years,” and, “we later learned, set free.”〔 In 2013, two children were killed by a mine on the training field in the vicinity of the military base. The field was not fenced or given properly warning, but nonetheless the command of the military based never punished anyone and also ignored the official complaints of the locals. == Murder == On January 12, 2015, six people were found dead in Gyumri, Armenia. The Armenian Investigative Committee named Valery Permyakov, a Russian servicemen stationed at the Russian 102nd Military Base in Gyumri, as a suspect. Permyakov reportedly deserted the base.〔 He left a gun and his military uniform at the scene of the crime. The six victims were identified on the same day. They include a couple, their son and daughter-in-law, a 2-year-old granddaughter, and an unmarried daughter.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rferl.org/content/armenia-russian-soldier-suspect-mass-murder-gyumri/26788906.html )〕 The victims were: *Seryozha Karapeti Avetisyan (born 1961, father) *Hasmik Rafiki Avetisyan (born 1959, mother) *Aida Seryozhahi Avetisyan (born 1979, daughter) *Armen Seryozhahi Avetisyan (born 1981, son) *Araks Avetisyan (born 1990, Armen's wife) *Hasmik Armeni Avetisyan (born 2012, Araks and Armen's daughter). *Seryozha Armeni Avetisyan (Araks and Armen's 6-month old son) survived the attack and was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. The infant died of wounds on January 19 in a Yerevan hospital.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2015 Gyumri massacre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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