Actor Vardan Petrosyan’s lawyer Nikolay Baghdasaryan brought a motion to terminate the criminal case against Vardan Petrosyan. Informs the journalist of Iravaban.net from Abovyan Court of General Jurisdiction.
Nikolay Baghdasaryan presented a number of documents to the court, which were added to the materials of the criminal case. One of the documents indicated that the accident on Yerevan- Yeghvard road took place out of the borders of settlement. Consequently Vardan Petrosyan had the right to drive the car in this section of the road up to 90 km per hour. Whereas, according to the charges filed by prosecution he had driven the car in excess of the maximum allowed speed in the settlements at least 71 km per hour.
Nikolay Baghdasaryan presented a number of arguments in support to his motion.
Prosecutor Arthur Sargsyan, the victims and representative of the victims’ successors Ruben Baloyan asked to reject the motion, because not all the evidences and circumstance of the case were examined.
Judge Vaghinak Mkrtchyan decided to postpone deliberation of the motion till identification of all material circumstances of the case.
