Wednesday, August 22 2018 14:57

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.