In Traffic Accidents A Person Is Arrested When He Is Proven Guilty –

IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS A PERSON IS ARRESTED WHEN HE IS PROVEN GUILTY – ATTORNEY SPEAKS ON ARRESTED ARMENIAN DRIVER IN RUSSIA

July 18, 2013 | 12:06

YEREVAN. – Bringing Hrachya Harutyunyan to court with a robe was
unacceptable. Now, he needs not solely a legal defense, but a moral
and psychological support.

Attorney Ruben Baloyan said the aforementioned during a press
conference on Thursday.

“[But] I do not think he will receive this support from the Russian
[legal] defenders; at least one or two defenders need to be sent
[from Armenia] to defend Harutyunyan. I stand ready to go to Moscow
and defend our compatriot,” he said.

Baloyan added that he does not ask for money to defend Harutyunyan,
but means are needed to carry out legal defense in Russia.

“That person, who is responsible for permitting the operation
of the vehicle, likewise should be brought to account. In traffic
accident cases, a person is arrested when he is proven guilty. [But]
at present, his [that is, Harutyunyan’s] guilt is not proven,” the
attorney maintained.

Also, Ruben Baloyan expressed a conviction that Harutyunyan should
be turned over to Armenia, where he should serve his sentence.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, a truck crashed into a
passenger bus on July 13 outside Moscow, and it was found out that
the truck driver was an Armenian citizen by the name of Hrachya
Harutyunyan. The impact of the crash was so powerful that the bus had
split in two. The accident claimed 18 lives and about 50 others were
hospitalized. The court had Harutyunyan arrested on Monday. To note,
he was brought to the courtroom with slippers and a women’s robe. This
fact caused widespread discontent among the Armenian public, and
protests were staged across the Russian Embassy in Armenia.

Photo by Arsen Sargsyan/NEWS.am

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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress