Tuesday, May 12 2020 14:14

ArmInfo.  Head of the "My Step" faction Lilit Makunts said that she did not consider the process associated with the implementation of the vetting system in the  country to have failed.  On May 12 Makunts said in an interview with  reporters.

The MP said that she agreed with the point of view that this process  should be carried out faster. <We do not adhere to the point of view  that all our actions are ideal. However, we are trying to do our best  to fully implement the reforms in the judicial system. We appreciate  the strategy that the Ministry of Justice has developed positively,  and we should show consistency in our steps and bring what we have  started to a logical end, "she said.

Makunts also added that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Minister  of Justice Rustam Badasyan discussed the issue of vetting yesterday.  "They very thoroughly touched upon all the existing problems, the  contradictions between the vetting and the Constitution, and the  possible solution to these problems," the MP emphasized.

When asked if the faction was going to make amendments to the  Constitution that would help to implement the vetting, the head of  the "My Step" faction stated: <A working group has been set up that  will develop proposals for amending the Constitution. It includes  everything - professionals, representatives of civil society, the  opposition and the government. I am sure that if during the  discussions the parties reach consensus that some parts of the  Constitution need to be amended, and such changes are consistent with  the law of the country, an appropriate decision will be made>,  Makunts concluded.

It should be noted that yesterday Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol  Pashinyan and  Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan discussed the  implementation system of the vetting of judges.

Badasyan stated that three tools have been introduced to "cleanse"  the judicial system. First, an analysis of the declaration of the  judges is proposed. And secondly, a commission  assessing the  activities of judges will play its role. This commission will consist  of 5 members who should be elected by the general meeting of judges.  3 of them will be judges, 2 - representatives of civil society. The  commission will also check the terms of consideration of cases, the  validity of judges' decisions, and the maintenance of ethical  standards.