Russian Prosecutor Has Not Received a Letter Regarding Permyakov’s Transfer

Russian Prosecutor General has not received a document from Armenian Prosecutor General about transferring Valery Permyakov’s case to Armenian law enforcement, notes an official response from the Russian Prosecutor’s office to Zhoghovurd daily. Days earlier, the paper had applied to the Russian Prosecutor General about the fate of Armenia’s Prosecutor General’s alleged letter.

“According to the existing information, the Russian Prosecutor General has not received a letter from the Republic of Armenia’s relevant entities regarding the issue of transferring V.P. Permyakov to the Armenian law enforcement” stated the response.

The Armenian Prosecutor General had released a statement on February 3rd of this year stating that he, RA Prosecutor General Gevorg Kostanyan, had appealed to the Russian Prosecutor General Yury Chaika.

Five days earlier, the Union of Informed Citizens NGO applied to the Administrative Court in order to receive a copy of the Prosecutor General’s letter to their Russian colleague. The NGO claimed that they had initially asked the Prosecutor’s office for the copy but were left without unanswered.