I assure you that there were no such violations of laws and rights under any government: Lawyers about the essence of the day
On July 5, Armenia celebrates the Constitution Day. After the declaration of independence in 1991, the Constitution was adopted in a referendum on July 5, 1995, and the day became a public holiday.
According to lawyer Lusine Sahakyan, today the Armenian authorities are not guided by the Main Law at all.
In a conversation with 168.am, the lawyer reminded. “Although at one time they were fighting that the laws were not being implemented, that there should be a country of law, but, in fact, after coming to power, they completely forgot all that. And what is happening now, I assure you, there were no such violations of laws and rights under any government.”
She added that if the government does not want to act within the limits of the law, then all the structures subordinate to them, which are obliged to ensure that everyone is governed by the law, they will not act either.
“The authorities not only commit violations themselves and do everything to ensure that nothing happens according to the law, but also fight against those fewer judges who try to ensure the supremacy of the law,” LusineSahakyan noted.
“The day in Armenia has no essence for a long time. The constitution is just a piece of paper. In other respects, the current government is absolutely not interested in what is written in that paper in general, what the Constitution means, and there is no awareness of what a violation of the Constitution means and what are its consequences,” in response to 168.am’s questions about the essence of the day said lawyer Yervand Varosyan.
The lawyer noted that if the government that will be formed in the future does not follow through and does not punish the persons who violated the Constitution, it will mean that for the one coming it is a paper that is needed only to have and maintain power.
“If there are no consequences for those who violate this power, nothing will change, we will not be able to expect anything again,” he emphasized.
To remind, the Main Law of the country was twice amended through referendums, the first on November 27, 2005, and the second on December 6, 2015.
