V. Petrosian: If I'm guilty, I’m prepared to spend 15-20 years in prison

Actor Vardan Petrosian was today taken by an ambulance from the Stress mental rehabilitation center in Yerevan to the Kotayk regional court of general jurisdiction. The court will examine the police petition for using arrest as a measure of restraint against V. Petrosian.

A charge under the Criminal Code’s Article 242 part 3 was brought against Vardan Petrosian today.

During a talk with the correspondent of Hetq.am at the medical center’s entrance, Vardan Petrosian expressed his condolences to the families of the persons killed in the road accident. Then he said: “I consider the investigator’s actions more than strange. I don’t understand why they are in such a hurry. If I am guilty, I am prepared to spend even 15-20 years in prison. I don’t avoid responsibility”.

Around 10:10 pm on October 20 a BMW-320 and a VAZ-21214 collided on Yeghvard-Yerevan Highway. The driver and six passengers of VAZ received injuries and were hospitalized. Two of the passengers – Edgar and Edward Hakobians died in the hospital.

A criminal case was opened under the Criminal Code’s Article 242 part 3 – violation of traffic rules and rules of operation of transport means, resulting in negligent homicide of two or more people.