ArmInfo.The RA Ministry of Justice has presented for public discussion a package of draft constitutional laws and related laws of the Republic of Armenia "On Amendments and Addenda to the Constitutional Law on Judicial Code "," On Amendments to the Constitutional Law on "Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly". According to the press service of the Ministry of Justice, these projects are posted on a single website for publishing legal acts www.e- draft.am.
Thus, it is proposed to create a specialized anti-corruption court with at least 25 judges, 20 of whom will consider cases of corruption offenses provided for by Appendix 6 of the RA Criminal Code, and 5 - cases arising from applications and claims submitted on the basis of the law on the recovery property of illegal origin.
The package of drafts also proposes to create a specialized anti-corruption court of appeal with at least 10 judges. According to the proposed draft amendments, the criminal chamber in the Court of Cassation will consist of 8 judges, and the civil and administrative chamber - 13 judges, respectively. The projects establish the procedure for replenishing the anti-corruption specialization department of the list of candidates for judges, as well as requirements for these candidates, restrictions on appointment as judges, and the structure of verification in all instances of the integrity of candidates for judges.
In order to strengthen the overall integrity of the bodies involved in the anti-corruption institutional system, the package of drafts proposes to establish a requirement to conduct an integrity study for candidates for prosecutors, which will help reduce corruption risks and strengthen integrity in the prosecution system. The Ministry of Justice expects broad stakeholder participation in the form of suggestions and comments.