29/01/2015 20:30
Vardan Petrosyan sentenced to 5 years
The court of general jurisdiction of Armenia’s Kotayk province today has handed down the sentence in the Yerevan-Yeghvard road accident case. Actor Vardan Petrosyan was involved in the crash that occurred on Yerevan-Yeghvard Highway on October 20, 2013. By the court decision, he received 5 years in prison and his driver’s license was suspended for two years.
The prosecutor earlier requested 6.5 years for V. Petrosyan and suspension of his driver’s license for 3 years.
Two people died in the accident on Yerevan-Yeghvard Highway in 2013, and several others, including Vardan Petrosyan, were injured.
A criminal case was opened under Article 242 part 3 of the Criminal Code of Armenia. V. Petrosyan was taken into custody.