ArmInfo.Systemic corruption has been eradicated in Armenia, but some officials remain who continue to take bribes. On March 12, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced this in Jermuk during an election campaign for a constitutional referendum.
According to him, speaking about the eradication of systemic corruption, the authorities mean a long-acting system in Armenia, in which officials took bribes, the half part of it they kept for themselves, and the rest transferred to higher management. There is no such thing in Armenia anymore. But can I say that no official takes a bribe? Of course I can't. We weekly catch this or that official red-handed.
Weekly, "the head of the Armenian government emphasized. According to Nikol Pashinyan, the government as a whole is a reliable institution, but, unfortunately, not at all levels.
Later, at a campaign rally in Vayk, the head of the Armenian government again raised the issue of the Constitutional Court. He noted that the main achievement of the velvet revolution was that the citizen of Armenia is now free. Under the previous regime, citizens of the country felt unprotected and disadvantaged. And one of these branches of government was the CC. People, as Nikol Pashinyan noted, voted for one person, and the Constitutional Court made a completely different decision, which had nothing to do with the votes of voters. "During the elections, the Constitutional Court had ignoring the cases of fraud, election bribes, intimidation and threats against the people. We do not need such a Constitutional Court," the Prime Minister said.
On April 5, a constitutional referendum will be held in Armenia, at which the issue of judges of the Constitutional Court will be decided. According to the decision adopted on February 11 at the CEC meeting, the campaign will be held from February 17 to April 3.