Refrain from the “filters” of the judiciary. statement

The statement of the “For Social Justice” party regarding the situation created around the judicial system.

“It is undeniable that the judicial system of Armenia needs to be reformed, and the corps of judges should be filled with new professional personnel who are not connected to any political power or corruption risks. But the question is, by what methods do we want to achieve these goals?

The actions taken by the executive body against the courts on May 19-20 are unacceptable. First, these actions entailed enormous pressure on the judiciary, which, according to the Constitution, is independent. The ruling party once again, as in the autumn of last year, created an emergency situation and in those conditions announced steps that do not fit into the logic of the political processes of a legal state.
Second. personal political orientations played a key role in this whole situation. And the national interests of our state cannot be harmed by such “transition of persons”. All political controversies must be resolved within the legal framework and within the framework of healthy political competition.

Taking into account all this, the “For Social Justice” party urges to stay in the legal field, like him, and to refrain from the “purifications” of the judiciary, which are hardly perceived both by Armenia and our international partners.

Judicial reforms, like any reform in our country, require more balanced approaches, including from the point of view of attracting new personnel, transparency of the process of making court decisions, and modernization of the technical part of court activities.”