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The first court hearing into the case of renowned Armenian actor Vardan Petrosyan adjourned on Wednesday.  

Petrosyan’s attorney Nikolay Baghdasaryan submitted a respective motion to the court stating that he has another court hearing on the same day and, subsequently, he will attend a lawyers’ training.     

The injured party’s attorney Ruben Baloyan, on the other hand, stated that this is a deliberate delay of the hearing.
“Vardan Petrosyan has four more attorneys; one of them could have been present [at court],” he added noting that this deferral causes moral and physical pain to the injured party.  

In his motion, Baghdasaryan also informed that two more attorneys will arrive in Armenia from France on March 25. Consequently, he asked the court for time so that the new attorneys are accredited at the Chamber of Advocates of Armenia, and get familiar with the case. The court granted the motion.

Prior to the court decision, however, Vardan Petrosyan stated that he wanted to address the injured party. The actor said several words and, subsequently, the presiding judge interrupted him, whereas Hayk Hakobyan of the injured party spoke in outrage.     

Actor’s sister Askhen Petrosyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am that her brother is morally depressed.

The court adjourned scheduling the next hearing for March 28.

A major accident occurred on October 20, 2013 in Kotayk Region. A BMW and a VAZ 2121-model vehicle crashed at around 9:20pm on the Yeghvard-Yerevan motorway. As a result, seven people sustained injuries and were transferred to several hospitals. Among them was famous actor and comedian Vardan Petrosyan, whose liver and spleen had ruptured. As a result of the accident, however, brothers Edgar and Eduard Hakobyan—who were passengers in the VAZ 2121—had died.

A criminal case was instituted on the incident, and Vardan Petrosyan was arrested.

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