Armenia`s Justice  Minister finds  no constitutional violations in  Pashinyan`s campaign against the AAC and recommends journalists to  attend legal ethics courses

ArmInfo.  Srbuhi Galyan, the Minister of Justice of Armenia, has stated that she does not see any unconstitutional actions in Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's campaign  against the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC). She shared her stance on  this matter in a conversation with journalists in parliament on June  17.

According to Galyan, the Criminal Code of Armenia requires adherence  to certain articles of the Constitution. According to her, these  articles relate to the sovereignty of the country, its democratic  structure, legal status and the principle of separation of powers.  Galyan noted that breaching these norms can be seen as a violation of  the Constitution, but she expressed her belief that the Prime  Minister's actions are in line with these provisions. "The  Constitution does not prohibit making statements about any legal  entity, including the Church, and certainly does not view this as an  attempt to overthrow the constitutional order," the head of the  Ministry of Justice said.

However, Galyan lost her temper due to the journalists' valid remarks  regarding the interpretation of the Constitution of Armenia by the  head of the Ministry of Justice. Initially, Galyan  declined to  answer questions, and later invited journalists to the Ministry of  Justice of Armenia to learn about legal ethics. In response, the  journalists suggested that Galyan invite the Armenian Prime Minister  instead.  She also ignored the journalists' question about the  Ministry she leads failing to adequately evaluate Pashinyan's  statements. Afterwards, Galyan turned around and left the area  designated for briefings, saying that the journalists were behaving  inappropriately and did not allow her to answer the questions  effectively.