Famous Armenian actor Vardan Petrosyan will be serving his sentence at a prison with open regime, according to the Kotayk region court's decision dating back to Sept 2 2015.
He was moved from the Nubarashen penitentiary to temporary premises on Wednesday evening. He will be moved to the prison with open regime after the decision on his incarceration terms is adopted.
To recall, the road accident involving Vardan Petrosyan occurred on the Yerevan-Yeghvard highway on 20 October 2013. 7 people were injured. Two of them died. Vardan Petrosyan was also injured. He underwent surgery. Petrosyan was charged under Clause 242 Part 3 of the Armenian Criminal Code (vehicular homicide that claims two and more human lives). The given clause implies 4-10-year imprisonment.
He was sentenced to 5 years in jail. In addition, he has been deprived of a driving license for 2 years. To recall, the prosecutor demanded 6.5-year imprisonment for Vardan Petrosyan.