Friday, January 22 2021 14:19

ArmInfo.  The main task of the  Supreme Judicial Council is to ensure the independence of the  judicial system in Armenia. This was stated from the rostrum of the  parliament by the candidate for the post of member of the Supreme  Judicial Council Gagik Jhangiryan.

Jhangiryan noted that the Supreme Judicial Council should be a  completely independent structure to ensure the independence of judges  and courts. "The Constitution stipulates the need for the  independence of the Council as an institution. Moreover, when elected  to the post of the Council judge, Council members are not accountable  to the political force that nominated him for this post.  Consequently, the independence of the Council as a structure is  obvious, "he stressed.

The candidate noted that the Supreme Judicial Council includes both  judges and legal scholars, in equal parts. That is, to make a  decision, the consent of both parties is required, which is a  balancing factor.

"Moreover, legal scholars, members of the Supreme Judicial Council,  have no right to be members of a political force. Supreme Judicial  Council is not headed by a president or a representative of the  legislative or executive branch. It follows from everything that all  constitutional conditions have been created to ensure the  independence of the Supreme Judicial Council. The issue of the  independence of judges and the judicial system is now of great  concern to the Armenian public.  Judges should be independent, but  not only from the legislative and executive branches. Judges should  be independent from rich people, from representatives of the criminal  subculture, representatives of various political forces. Moreover,  the lower courts should not be dependent on the higher courts.   Unfortunately, our judicial system has not become fully independent.  We need to do everything possible to get rid of judges who, by their  actions, discredit the judiciary in Armenia. Such judges have no  place in our judiciary, we should deal with this issue>, - emphasized  Jhangiryan.  According to Jhangiryan, his main goal is to contribute  to the creation of an independent judicial system in Armenia.