Armenia’s Kotayk Provincial Court today sentenced performance artist Vardan Petrosyan to five years imprisonment for his involvement in an October 2013 deadly road accident in which two sixteen year old boys were killed and four others were injured.
After his defense lawyers made counter arguments, the ongoing trial of performance actor Vardan Petrosyan was postponed today until January 26.
Prosecutor Demands Six and a Half Year Sentence for Vardan Petrosyan
"For such a decision Armenia will be condemned by the European Court of Human Rights: whether it be 5–6 years later, but Armenia will definitely have a 'Vardan Petrosyan vs. the Republic of Armenia' winning case. I say this so confidently because last year France was sentenced because of a similar decision. The court again had not sufficiently justified why an individual must remain behind bars. But compared to the French decision, yesterday's...
Vardan Petrosyan, the prominent Armenian performance artist being held in pre-trial detention for his involvement in a deadly car accident last year, will be transferred from the Convicts’ Hospital to the medical wing of the Nubarashen Correctional Facility.
“Yes, I spoke by phone, but that happened before the accident,” Vardan Petrosyan told the court.
Armenian actor and comedian Vardan Petrosyan in court today spoke directly to the family of the two boys who were killed in the car accident on October 20, 2013, something he hasn't been able to do since being placed in pre-trial detention.
People wishing to sit in at the trial of actor/comedian Vardan Petrosyan, which got underway at the Kotayk Provincial Court today, were not allowed inside if they couldn’t produce any I.D.
On October 31, the attorney claims he received a response from the Center’s director, saying that a preliminary examination of Petrosyan immediately after being admitted to the hospital found no traces of alcohol.