ArmInfo. The Transitional Justice Institute is one of the internationally recognized tools for solving emerging problems, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told journalists on August 22.
According to him, when there are several million dollars on the accounts of some former officials, the state has the right to demand explanations on the origin of these funds. Meanwhile, as the head of the government noted, the current legal regulation does not allow carrying out relevant investigations to identify the sources of these enrichments. The Prime Minister stressed that the intention to introduce this institution was not born immediately, but was the result of preliminary discussions.
To note, yesterday Minister of Justice of Armenia Artak Zeynalyan stated that transitional justice in Armenia will not contradict the Constitution of the country. Moreover, studying international experience Armenia will make every effort to introduce the best transitional justice system. Zeynalyan stressed that the new government does not intend to establish extraordinary courts, moreover, 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. 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.