Grigory Karasin assured Armenian Ambassador to protect legal rights

Grigory Karasin assured Armenian Ambassador to protect legal rights of
Hrachya Harutyunyan

15:13, 20 July, 2013

YEREVAN, JULY 20, ARMENPRESS: The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
of the Russian Federation Grigory Karasin met on July 19
with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic
of Armenia to the Russian Federation Oleg Yesayan. As
Armenpress was reported by the Department for Press, Information and
Public Relations of the Republic of Armenia, during the meeting
issues related to the bilateral cooperation between the two countries
were discussed.

Grigory Karasin and Oleg Yesayan also touched upon the issue of the
car accident, which took place in New Moscow. Oleg Yesayan
expressed his sincere condolences concerning the car crash. The Deputy
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
emphasized that objective investigation will be carried out on the
Hrachya Harutyunyan’s case, protecting the legal rights of the
accused.

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Grigory Karasin and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the Republic of Armenia to the Russian Federation Oleg Yesayan
emphasized the inadmissibility of the speculation of any aspect of the
tragedy and the investigated case.

On July 13 at 13:00 in New Moscow, nearby the Podolsk Village, Kamaz
truck came out of the second line and crashed into a bus driving
from Podolsk to Kurilovo, sharing it into two parts. In the result of
the car accident 18 people died and more than 60 were wounded. The
driver of the truck Hrachya Harutyunyan was accused of the violation
of the traffic security rules, causing the death of two or more
people.
Two-month detention was imposed to the Armenian. He was taken to the
court in a woman’s bathrobe. On that occasion a protest action
was held in front of the Russian Embassy to Armenia, during which the
protesters demanded protection of human rights and a proper
attitude towards the citizen of the Republic of Armenia. On July 16
the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia Karen
Andreasyan sent an official letter to his Russian counterpart Vladimir
Lukin requesting for the protection of the dignity and other rights of
Hrachya Harutyunyan. The Office of the Human Rights Defender of the
Russian Federation promised during the next week to respond the
letter.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress