Alexandr Bastrikin, President of Russia’s Investigative Committee, will arrive in Armenia today at the invitation of his Armenian counterpart Aghvan Hovsepyan, ostensibly to discuss the issue of which country has legal jurisdiction regarding the prosecution of those responsible for an attack last Monday in Gyumri during which six members of the Avetisyan family were killed.

A Russian soldier, Valery Permyakov, has been  charged with the murder but has remained in the custody of Russian military officials.

Last week, thousands demonstrated in Gyumri and Yerevan demanding that Permyakov be handed over to Armenian law enforcement for prosecution.

Photo: Aghvan Hovsepyan, Alexandr Bastrikin