21/11/2013 20:38
Vardan Petrosian to remain under arrest, court rejects appeal
Armenia’s Court of Appeals chaired by Judge Arshak Khachatrian rejected today the appeal lodged by actor Vardan Petrosian’s lawyer Nikolai Baghdasarian who asked the court to change his client’s measure of restraint, Aysor. am was informed by the lawyer who said they are still unaware of the grounds for such a decision.
Around 10:10 pm on October 20 a BMW and a VAZ-21214 collided on Yeghvard-Yerevan Highway. The driver and six passengers of VAZ car received injuries and were hospitalized. Two of the passengers, Edgar and Edward Hakobians, died in the hospital.
In connection with the accident, a criminal case was opened under the Criminal Code’s Article 242 part 3 – violation of rules for traffic safety and operation of a vehicle, which caused by negligence the death of two or more people.