Today a number of Russian media disseminated information from own official sources, that the Russian investigators have launched a criminal case against the military commissar of the city Baley, who had recruited Permyakov to the army. It is reported that the military man was accused of negligence, which possibly could be a cause of the brutal murder of Avetisyans family in Gyumri on 12 January 2015. Investigators suspect that the military commissariat had recruited to the army a person (Permyakov) who had mental aberration, and attached positive characteristics to the documents.
Iravaban.net discussed this with advocate Norayr Norikyan. To our question whether in this way the Russian side prepares the grounds to release from punishment a person accused in the murder of seven family members with the reasoning due to mental problems, the advocate said that those circumstances should be separated, “A person may have health problem, based on which he can be exempted from compulsory military service, but at the same time that health condition may not make insane.”
In this case, according to Mr. Norikyan, it is necessary to wait for the forensic examination results, which will answer to the following question, “Whether or not the criminal was criminally sane at the time of the crime. If the examination recognizes him insane, then he is not a subject to criminal responsibility. At the same time if the forensic medical examination recognizes him sane, then despite the nature of his disease he shall be convicted,” Mr. Norikyan said.
