Harutyunian’s brother: They treat Hrachia worse than a terrorist

“Hrachia Harutyunian lost his son, he could not have wanted anyone to suffer or die because of him,” Seda Harutyunian told reporters during the protest outside the Russian embassy in Yerevan today. She is the sister of Hrachia Harutyunian, the alleged perpetrator of the car crash, in which 18 people were killed in new Moscow.

“He didn’t do it intentionally, nor did he take to flight. He was not drunk. I regret that such a tragedy happened, but they take him for a hardened criminal. A former participant of the Karabakh war was brought to court in a housecoat,” Seda Harutyunian noted.
According to her, Hrachia got into debts after the surgeries and death of his son who had a brain tumor. “Hrachia went to Russia to earn money for his son’s gravestone. Hrachia himself suffered a concussion. If he is imprisoned, he will have a mental disorder when he comes out. But he has children,” she said. Seda Harutyunian called on the authorities to intervene in the matter.

Hrachia’s brother, Hayk Harutyunian, was also among those protesting outside the Russian embassy in Yerevan. He said the organization that employed his brother is owned by an Armenian. In his words, they learn the latest information mostly from the Internet.

In his words, their relatives in Russia have no opportunity to see Hrachia Harutyunian. “Hrachia is being treated worse than a terrorist. They humiliate him and don’t allow him to meet with relatives,” Hayk Harutyunian said.

We would remind you that Hrachia Harutyuinian is charged in the car crash that left 18 people dead. He was sentenced to two month preliminary arrest today. Gross violations of human rights were committed when H. Harutyunian was brought to the courtroom.