ArmInfo. The true purpose of the "vetting" is the subordination of the judiciary to the executive. This opinion was expressed in an interview to Channel 5 by the second President of Armenia, Robert Kocharian, who is under investigation on charges of overthrowing the constitutional order.
According to him, as a result of the "vetting", those judges who had the courage to act independently and independently would be removed from the judiciary. According to Kocharyan, direct evidence of his words is the order of Prime Minister Pashinyan to block the buildings of the courts: "I did not hear such a thing happen in any country, even in the most backward African country".Kocharyan also assured that during his presidency he did not interfere in the affairs of the judiciary. <I assure you, during the years of my presidency, me or my staff never called the judges and did not give them orders. Not a single judge in those years came to my office>, Kocharian assured.