YEREVAN. - The cassation appeal of the attorney of Garnik Harutyunyan, an Armenian driver sentenced to 4,5 years in prison for a traffic accident in Tula, will be considered on July 21.

Harutyunyan’s attorney, Ruben Kirakosyan, told Armenian News – NEWS.am that it isn’t ruled out that the court will deliver a judgment on the same day. He expressed hope that the Cassation Court will mitigate the punishment.

No civil lawsuit has been filed against Garnik Harutyunyan. It is also yet unknown where Garnik Harutyunyan will serve his punishment.

The passenger bus, which was traveling from Moscow to Yerevan, had the accident on November 3 last year, in the Uzlovsky District in Tula Oblast (province), Russia.

There were over 60 passengers on the bus, all of them Armenian citizens. Consequently, 9 people died and 46 sustained injuries.