YEREVAN ANGERED BY HUMILIATING TREATMENT OF ARMENIAN DRIVER TRIED IN RUSSIA OVER DEADLY ROAD ACCIDENT
Interfax, Russia
July 16, 2013 Tuesday 4:13 PM MSK
YEREVAN. July 16
A protest rally is being held in front of the Russian embassy in
Yerevan on Tuesday.
Several dozen people, among them rights campaigners, have gathered
to protest against the humiliating treatment of the Armenian driver
responsible for the deadly traffic accident south of Moscow in which
18 people were killed.
The youth wing of the Armenian revolutionary federation Dashnaktsutyun
plans to organize another protest rally and to hand a women’s dressing
gown to the Russian ambassador.
Armenian rights campaigner Karen Andreasian earlier sent a letter to
Russian human rights commissioner Vladimir Lukin, asking him to deal
with the matter.
“Armenian citizen Hrachya Haruityunyan, accused of violating traffic
rules that led to multiple deaths, was brought to court wearing a
women’s dressing gown, which was a humiliating sight to look upon.
Please, deal with this incident and act within your powers to aid the
Armenian citizen. Please, inform me of the results,” the letter says.
The Armenian Foreign Ministry told the media that the Armenian embassy
in Moscow remains in touch with Harutyunyan’s lawyers “in order to
provide any assistance he may need.”
“Two defense attorneys and an interpreter have been assigned to him,”
the Foreign Ministry said.
Harutyunyan’s appearance in court wearing a women’s dressing gown
was criticized by Armenian politicians and public figures.
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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