Investigators launched Hrachya Harutyunyan’s interrogation on Podolsk car crash

YEREVAN, JULY 22, ARMENPRESS: The investigator of the Moscow’s Police Department has started the interrogation process of Hrachya Harutyunyan concerning the tragic car accident, which took place in New Moscow, nearby Podolsk Village. As reported by Armenpress, ITAR-TASS News Agency was informed by the Moscow Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation that the interrogation is being held at the Matrosskaya Tishina (Seaman’s Silence) isolator. Hrachya Harutyunyan was transferred from the isolator to the local hospital because of health problems.

Karen Andreasyan will return to Armenia on July 23 at 04:45. The staff of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia has not yet been informed about the meetings of Karen Andreasyan.

The Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia Karen Andreasyan left for Moscow on July 21 on Hrachya Harutyunyan’s case. Karen Andreasyan was intended to meet with Hrachya Harutyunyan. The Human Rights Defender was to discuss the Armenian driver’s case with the lawyers of the latter. In the framework of the visit Karen Andreasyan was to meet as well with the officials connected with the case, the representatives of the Armenian community and other interested parties.

On July 13 at 13:00 in New Moscow, nearby the Podolsk Village, Kamaz truck came out of the second line and crashed into a bus driving from Podolsk to Kurilovo, sharing it into two parts. In the result of the car accident 18 people died and more than 30 were wounded. The driver of the truck Hrachya Harutyunyan was accused of the violation of the traffic security rules, causing the death of two or more people. Two-month detention was imposed to the Armenian. He was taken to the court in a woman’s bathrobe. On that ocassion a protest action was held in front of the Russian Embassy to Armenia, during which the protesters demanded protection of human rights and a proper attitude towards the citizen of the Republic of Armenia. On July 16 the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia Karen Andreasyan sent an official letter to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Lukin requesting for the protection of the dignity and other rights of Hrachya Harutyunyan. The Office of the Human Rights Defender of the Russian Federation promised during the next week to respond the letter.