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WAS DRIVER OF CRASHED RUSSIAN BUS DRUNK? - ARMENIAN POLITICAL SCIENTIST
July 18, 2013 | 12:20
YEREVAN. - Hrachya Harutyunyan is not a criminal and Russia must
treat him fairly.
Armenian Analytical Centre on Globalization and Regional Cooperation
Director, political scientist Stepan Grigoryan noted the aforesaid
during a press conference on Thursday.
He stressed that Armenia's ambassador to Russia and a deputy FM of the
country should visit Harutyunyan. The political scientist also argued
that a process of extradition should get underway and Harutyunyan
should be returned to Armenia before the court trial.
"Russia is politicizing this matter. We are not so naïve to expect
a fair trial. We have to return Hrachya Harutyunyan [to Armenia]. If
he is guilty, let them try [him]. But why such belittling treatment?
There is the presumption of innocence," Grigoryan said.
The analyst also raised a question concerning the actual state of
the bus driver; as to whether or not he was drunk at the time of the
accident. Because, as per Grigoryan, even though the truck was coming
toward the bus, the bus driver did not take any action.
Stepan Grigoryan expressed a view that, with this incident, Russia
attempted to create an anti-immigrant wave, to subsequently resolve
some matters.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, a truck crashed into a
passenger bus on July 13 outside Moscow, and it was found out that
the truck driver was an Armenian citizen by the name of Hrachya
Harutyunyan. The impact of the crash was so powerful that the bus had
split in two. The accident claimed 18 lives and about 50 others were
hospitalized. The court had Harutyunyan arrested on Monday. To note,
he was brought to the courtroom with slippers and a women's robe. This
fact caused widespread discontent among the Armenian public, and
protests were staged across the Russian Embassy in Armenia.
Photo by Arsen Sargsyan/NEWS.am
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July 18, 2013 | 12:20
YEREVAN. - Hrachya Harutyunyan is not a criminal and Russia must
treat him fairly.
Armenian Analytical Centre on Globalization and Regional Cooperation
Director, political scientist Stepan Grigoryan noted the aforesaid
during a press conference on Thursday.
He stressed that Armenia's ambassador to Russia and a deputy FM of the
country should visit Harutyunyan. The political scientist also argued
that a process of extradition should get underway and Harutyunyan
should be returned to Armenia before the court trial.
"Russia is politicizing this matter. We are not so naïve to expect
a fair trial. We have to return Hrachya Harutyunyan [to Armenia]. If
he is guilty, let them try [him]. But why such belittling treatment?
There is the presumption of innocence," Grigoryan said.
The analyst also raised a question concerning the actual state of
the bus driver; as to whether or not he was drunk at the time of the
accident. Because, as per Grigoryan, even though the truck was coming
toward the bus, the bus driver did not take any action.
Stepan Grigoryan expressed a view that, with this incident, Russia
attempted to create an anti-immigrant wave, to subsequently resolve
some matters.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, a truck crashed into a
passenger bus on July 13 outside Moscow, and it was found out that
the truck driver was an Armenian citizen by the name of Hrachya
Harutyunyan. The impact of the crash was so powerful that the bus had
split in two. The accident claimed 18 lives and about 50 others were
hospitalized. The court had Harutyunyan arrested on Monday. To note,
he was brought to the courtroom with slippers and a women's robe. This
fact caused widespread discontent among the Armenian public, and
protests were staged across the Russian Embassy in Armenia.
Photo by Arsen Sargsyan/NEWS.am
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