  Lawyer: Armenian truck driver to spend 25 days in psychiatric dept. July 19, 2013 - 16:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Hrachya Harutyunyan’s confinement in Butyrka pre-trial prison’s psychiatric department is necessitated by the specifics of the probe. Harutyunyan has to undergo psychiatric examination over his head injury, his lawyer Alexander Meltsev told PanARMENIAN.Net “Harutyunyan is currently under medical care, with the examination to last 21 days, plus time to get the reports ready. He is quite comfortable and even showing signs of recovery,” the lawyer said. A he further noted, the law does not stipulate for extradition of the driver as the crime was committed in Russia. “However, the citizen of a foreign state can serve prison term in his own country,” Meltsev said, noting that Harutyunyan hasn’t been found guilty, with preliminary investigation ongoing. 18 people died after a truck carrying macadam ran into a passenger bus in an outlying area of Moscow. The accident occurred when the truck plowed into the side of the bus near Oznobishino, a settlement in the Moscow municipality about 40 kilometres south of the city center. The trick driver faces up to 7 year behind bars.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive”  At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments.OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation.IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9. |
