ArmInfo. Transitional justice in Armenia will not contradict the Constitution of the country, Minister of Justice of Armenia Artak Zeynalyan stated this at a press conference summing up the results of 100 days of work.
The Minister noted that the Armenian government will make every effort so that this sector makes jealous and becomes the best, like the "velvet revolution" in the country. "In the issue of transitional justice, we will use the experience of other countries in order not to repeat their mistakes, and we will also study the experience of neighboring Georgia, which has already passed this stage," the Minister said.
"I assure you, we do not intend to establish extraordinary courts, moreover, I want to note that the transitional justice will in no way contradict the Constitution of the country, the conventions and international obligations of Armenia." Everything will be exclusively within the framework of the law. "Courts will not be dissolved, there will be no court that will control the other courts, the Constitution will not be violated by one iota, "the minister said.
Zeynalyan stressed that transitional justice will be aimed exclusively at restoring human rights. To note, the former Minister of Justice of Armenia "Republican" David Harutyunyan issued a statement in which he stated that according to the Judicial Code, state and local government bodies, as well as officials, are obliged to refrain from actions that may pose a threat to the independence of courts or judges. To recall, on August 17, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan spoke at a rally dedicated to the 100 days of the new Armenian government, demanding establishment of transitional justice bodies in the country. In this regard, he noted that today there is growing opinion that a significant part of the judiciary serviced the corrupt system and was its component. "In this sense, the mistrust of the judicial system remains very deep, which is certainly a very delicate topic, and we should not be tempted to interfere in the affairs of the judicial system in any case, but I want to say that from the first day I became prime minister, I had stated that I will refrain from a malpractice of giving instructions to judicial authorities and I did so. But on the other hand, I want to emphasize that this does not mean that some judges should continue to receive instructions from representatives of the previous corrupt authorities. I want to warn both former corrupted authorities and those judges who receive bribes from them-come to your senses and do not dare to joke with people, "- said Pashinyan. According to him, the bodies of transitional justice may be needed because there are many problems in the legislation of Armenia. He explained that the law "On illegal enrichment" came into force on July 1, 2017, and formally the process of returning the loot before this date can be problematic.