Russian-Armenian film director, screenwriter and producer Sarik Andreasyan has lost his driving license for drunk driving, according to the case file on the portal of the single information space of Moscow justices of the peace.
The director was found guilty of an administrative offence under Article 12.8, Part 1 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation (Driving a vehicle by a driver under the influence of alcohol).
According to the verdict in the case, Andreasyan was stopped by law enforcement officers in May this year while driving a car on Tsvetnoy Boulevard in Moscow. He was asked to undergo an alcohol intoxication test. According to the results of the test, the presence of ethyl alcohol in the exhaled air exceeded the concentration of 0.160 mg/l. Andreasyan did not dispute the results of the test. The director subsequently handed over control of the vehicle to his wife, who arrived at the place of detention.
It should be noted that the crime committed is considered serious; the judge also took into account that Andreasyan had previously been brought to administrative responsibility for committing a traffic violation. At the same time, the specific circumstances of the case were also taken into account, as well as the fact that the director promptly paid the previously imposed fines. Andreasyan received a minimal punishment: a fine of 30 thousand rubles and deprivation of the right to drive a vehicle for one year and six months.
At the same time, Andreasyan himself claims on his Telegram channel that he drank a glass of wine the day before getting behind the wheel that day.
“My success is very difficult for many people and that is why they are trying to take away my license; in broad daylight they surround and harass me and my car, and scratch my wife’s car. As an educated person, I understand well that someone has asked so forcefully.” — the director is indignant.
At the same time, Andreasyan claims that he “did not even see the result of the exam” and his lawyer has been suing over this issue for five months.
“People who know me know very well that I don’t usually drink and I have never been caught drinking anything. I honestly admitted to the police officer that I had a glass of wine the day before.” – Andreasyan explained.
As reported EADailyat the end of August, a theatre, film and dubbing actor, as well as a television presenter. Boris Repeat deprived of his driving license for failing to comply with traffic regulations. The court’s message does not specify what type of crime the actor committed.
