ArmInfo. At the next plenary session of the RA National Assembly, the ruling "My Step" faction in Armenia will propose drafting a law on vetting the judges. About this on May 21 in an interview with reporters said the head of the faction Lilit Makunts.
According to her, the question of how to prepare such a bill, the discussion on which will continue at the plenary session of the parliament, has already been discussed.It is also planned to form a commission to investigate the April 2016 military events. According to Makunts, this issue was discussed with Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan and did not meet any fundamental objections.RA Minister of Justice Artak Zeinalian also raised the topic of vetting. "Wetting is not used for the first time.
At the moment, it is being used in Albania at the call of European structures. This right has been approved by the Venice Commission. There are three criteria for venting. It will be exercised impartially, without concentrating on someone," he said. The Minister dispelled the fear that the vetting could become an instrument for dismissing unsuitable judges. "This is not directed against the judges appointed by the previous authorities, and we will do everything to dispel legislative doubts," the head of the Ministry of Justice said in an interview with journalists.Recall, the Prime Minister of Armenia raised the issue of "vetting judges" after the former President of Armenia Robert Kocharian was released from custody under the guarantee of the former and current presidents of Nagorno-Karabakh Arkady Ghukasyan and Bako Sahakyan.
At the call of Pashinyan, the buildings of the courts were blocked, later they were unlocked. The Ombudsman of Armenia, the Chamber of Lawyers and the Supreme Judicial Council opposed this step, calling not to interfere in the work of the judiciary. On May 20, it also became known that the article of the Criminal Code, which Kocharyan is accused of (overthrowing the constitutional system) is checked for compliance with the Constitution in the Constitutional Court. Until that time, the trial of his case will be suspended.