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Armenian National Accused of Podolsk Bus Crash Health Improved, Moved
to Butyrka Prison
10.18.2013 23:05 epress.am
Armenian national Hrachya Harutyunyan, the driver accused of causing a
fatal bus accident near the Russian village of Podolsk earlier this
year, has been moved to another detention facility, Harutyunyan's
daughter, Lilit Harutyunyan, told Epress.am. According to her, her
father's health is good and he feels fine.
"We just have to wait for the trial, which will take place on Dec. 14,
then we'll see what will happen," she said.
Lilit Harutyunyan didn't know to which detention facility her father
had been moved. Epress.am's correspondent contacted Yeranuhi Tumanyan,
who works at the RA Human Rights Defender's Office as an adviser for
matters related to prisoners and who said her office gets all the
latest information from Harutyunyan's attorney, Ruben Margaryan.
"The situation is as follows: due to his improved health, Harutyunyan
was moved from the Matrosskaya Tishina detention facility to Butyrka
[prison]. Currently preliminary testimonies are being taken, and, of
course, we are waiting for the final results of the examination. Most
likely, it will last for another month, as there are many questions
that have to be answered - it's not only a problem of the brakes, but
also several problems, which, due to the confidentiality of the
investigation, I cannot disclose," said the RA Ombudsman's Office
employee.
Recall, on Jul. 13, near Podolsk, just outside of Moscow, the breaks
of the truck Hrachya Harutyunyan was driving gave out, and the truck
hit a bus, killing 18 of the 64 passengers. If convicted, Harutyunyan
faces up to 7 years in prison. The Armenian national also sustained
injuries. In this state, he was taken immediately from the hospital to
the courtroom dressed in a woman's housecoat, where he constantly
tried to hide his face from the camera and wept. This treatment of a
citizen of Armenia sparked a wave of protests outside the Russian
embassy in Yerevan.
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to Butyrka Prison
10.18.2013 23:05 epress.am
Armenian national Hrachya Harutyunyan, the driver accused of causing a
fatal bus accident near the Russian village of Podolsk earlier this
year, has been moved to another detention facility, Harutyunyan's
daughter, Lilit Harutyunyan, told Epress.am. According to her, her
father's health is good and he feels fine.
"We just have to wait for the trial, which will take place on Dec. 14,
then we'll see what will happen," she said.
Lilit Harutyunyan didn't know to which detention facility her father
had been moved. Epress.am's correspondent contacted Yeranuhi Tumanyan,
who works at the RA Human Rights Defender's Office as an adviser for
matters related to prisoners and who said her office gets all the
latest information from Harutyunyan's attorney, Ruben Margaryan.
"The situation is as follows: due to his improved health, Harutyunyan
was moved from the Matrosskaya Tishina detention facility to Butyrka
[prison]. Currently preliminary testimonies are being taken, and, of
course, we are waiting for the final results of the examination. Most
likely, it will last for another month, as there are many questions
that have to be answered - it's not only a problem of the brakes, but
also several problems, which, due to the confidentiality of the
investigation, I cannot disclose," said the RA Ombudsman's Office
employee.
Recall, on Jul. 13, near Podolsk, just outside of Moscow, the breaks
of the truck Hrachya Harutyunyan was driving gave out, and the truck
hit a bus, killing 18 of the 64 passengers. If convicted, Harutyunyan
faces up to 7 years in prison. The Armenian national also sustained
injuries. In this state, he was taken immediately from the hospital to
the courtroom dressed in a woman's housecoat, where he constantly
tried to hide his face from the camera and wept. This treatment of a
citizen of Armenia sparked a wave of protests outside the Russian
embassy in Yerevan.
http://www.epress.am/en/2013/10/18/armenian-national-accused-of-podolsk-bus-crash-health-improved-moved-to-butyrka-prison.html