Yerevan court makes new decision in Sona Mnatsakanyan's case
The Court of General Jurisdiction in Yerevan has overturned the prosecutor’s decision not to initiate a criminal case against the police officers escorting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s convoy during a fatal traffic accident which killed a young pregnant woman in 2022.
The 29-year-old woman, Sona Mnatsakanyan, was hit by a police SUV while crossing a street in central Yerevan on 26 April. Its driver, Aram Navasardyan, did not stop after the accident to help the victim.
“The court ruled that the decision was illegal and ordered a new investigation to eliminate the violation of the victim’s rights,” Raffi Aslanyan, a lawyer representing the victim’s family, said in a statement on Thursday.