Otherwise the people will perceive even the most substantiated decision as an insult, because verdicts are delivered for the Republic of Armenia, meaning on behalf of the people of the Republic of Armenia.
Freedom House’s Director for Special Research Nate Schenkkan has touched upon the call of Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan to block entrances to and exits from all courts of the Republic of Armenia starting from this morning.
The opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) has called for solving the problems in the judiciary in an atmosphere of tolerance and mutual understanding.
Judges and staffers of courthouses across Armenia are unable to enter their offices as citizens have blocked the entrances to the buildings.
Member of the Supreme Judicial Council Hayk Hovhannisyan says Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s call to bloc
Citizens are blocking courthouses in Yerevan since early Monday morning as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called on supporters to do so in the evening of May 19.
The crowd that gathered at one of the courts after the call of the Prime Minister has already broken windows and pushed and shoved judges going to work. Police officers are inactive. You won’t get away with this, Nikol Pashinyan.
Article 4 of the Constitution prescribes that state power shall be exercised in conformity with the Constitution and the laws, based on the separation and balance of the legislative, executive and judicial powers.
“First of all, this is very dangerous” — this is the first response of international law expert, attorney Ara Ghazaryan to the statement that Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan made via his Facebook page, stating that the entrances to and exits from all courts of the Republic of Armenia must be blocked starting from 08:30 tomorrow morning and that he will give a speech live at 12:00.
“Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan has instructed citizens of the Republic of Armenia to block the entrances to and exits from all Armenian courts. This is disrupting the activities of courts as a constitutional institution protecting human rights and settling disputes on the basis of law.
