PM says judicial system in Armenia not legitimate (video) May 20, 2019 - 13:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Monday, May 20 that judicial system in Armenia is still not legitimate. In a live address on Monday, the PM addressed demonstrators blocking access to courts across the country. The residents of Armenia earlier heeded his call to block the entrance to the country’s courts to protest what he called "illegitimate" judiciary in the country. Pashinian, who took power after a wave of nationwide protests in spring 2018 against the country’s former authorities, said in a Facebook post that he would deliver a speech on May 20 for “the start of the second and most important phase of the Armenian revolution.” During the past year, he said in his speech, political changes have taken place in Armenia that have helped create legitimate legislative and executive powers, “but the judicial system continues to be non-legitimate.” Pashinyan said that it (the judicial system - Ed.) is a threat to the Armenian people. According to the head of the government, all the judges from now on must be subjected to vetting, which means that people must have access to information about the political ties they have, their property, former activity, individual and professional characteristics He said all the judges who handed out verdicts disputed in the European Court of Human Rights, must resign or be fired. Judges “who know that they cannot work unbiased and objective” must resign too, he said. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |