VARDAN PETROSYAN'S LIFE IS IN DANGER, EACH MINUTE COUNTS
Dear friends,
2013, 21th november's release :
Yerevan’s court of appeal confirmed its decision to take Vardan Petrosyan into custody and turned down his bail request despite the fact that neither the examining magistrate nor the appeal court judge managed to bring charges against him.
Since November 9th, Vardan Petrosyan, whose clinical condition is still uncertain, has been remaining in custody at Yerevan’s prison hospital. This is a violation of his presumption of innocence. His lawyer is going to appeal the case to the court of cassation.
The battle in support of Vardan goes on, we are determined to remain mobilized in our struggle for measure of restraint to be lifted. We are asking for impartial justice. Thank you for your support and for signing the petition.
2013, 19th november's release :
As soon as the 5,000th signature of your petition was delivered, the Minister of Justice of Armenia responded, and Vardan was rushed under police escort to a civilian hospital yesterday. According to the Minister, the hospital's cardiologist diagnosed an ischemia. Vardan had not received proper medical care for two weeks. His preventive imprisonment will be revised urgently on appeal on the 21st of November at 16.00 hours. It is therefore more crucial than ever to continue signing the petition until we have 10,000 signatures. Vardan should not return to a prison hospital with an ischemia which requires more care than before. If justice is to be upheld, let the presumption of innocence be respected in the first place!
2013, 16th november's release :
On 20 October 2013, Vardan Petrosyan , famous French-Armenian singer and comedian , known for his career in France in the company of Robert Hossein , went to Yerevan was the victim of a road accident that left two people dead and five wounded . 21.10.2013 The criminal investigation is based on Article 242, paragraph 3 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia.
Vardan Petrosyan himself very seriously injured , was taken to hospital Yeghvard at first , and then transferred to Yerevan Erebuni hospital where he will undergo the removal of the spleen and liver surgery . He remained in a coma for three days and remained in intensive care for two weeks . He will undergo a second surgery to remove a liter of blood from his lungs , cause tachycardia. The investigator in charge of the accident will repeatedly ask about the circumstances of the accident , even though he is still in intensive care, unable to answer him.
November 4, 2013 Vardan Petrosyan barely out of the coma is sent home .
On November 6 , the investigator has to stop at home, but Vardan Petrosyan was again admitted to the emergency Erebuni hospital for breathing difficulties and voltage drop. The same day , after examination, he was transferred to Mental Stress Rehabilitation Center of Yerevan , under judicial control .
09/11/2013 The Vardan Petrosyan despite his serious health condition, is removed from the hospital to be presented in court, while his lawyer was there to represent , it is led by police ambulance to court without a warrant or charge. The hearing was held in camera . 5 Heads of accusations were raised against all fell defense investigator who himself acknowledged the failure of its foundation charges. Although it presaged the release , after a deliberation of 4 hours 30 minutes , a verdict of just four lines fell : the judge refused to release Vardan even bail and ordered his detention for two months by " the code of moral values " (sic!) . This is the only argument found by the judge. Although the law provides otherwise , the reading of the verdict was held in camera. The judge confiscated his French passport. It is directly taken by ambulance to the prison in Yerevan , where medical facilities are precarious hospital. There is always located since November 9, without proper care . It is still anemia and depression with total loss of coherence due to severe respiratory and cardiac problems untreated for 9 days.
The procedure for the preventive detention is full of humiliation and mental torture farce.
We appeal to all people of good will, for which the life of a man still has value, to sign this petition for review of coercive measures against Vardan Petrosyan , loved by all the artists in Armenia and elsewhere and helpless before a judicial perversion violation of the law, the investigation procedure and respect for basic civil rights ...