The judiciary will deteriorate further due to the legislative initiative that the government has submitted to the parliament for consideration. This is what leader of the opposition Bright Armenia Party and head of the homonymous parliamentary faction Edmon Marukyan said during today’s discussion on the package of bills on making amendments and supplements to the Judicial Code and related laws held as part of the special session of the National Assembly of Armenia.

According to him, the deputies of the ruling My Step bloc are actually recommending restricting the rights of advocates engaged in the investigation of criminal cases in the case when there has not been and there is no government in Armenia that hasn’t felt or doesn’t feel the need for the services of advocates after change of power.

The deputy stressed that when the authorities start to understand that they don’t like this or that judge and want to implement justice in favor of this or that citizen, for this purpose and for changing an undesired judge they decide to transfer a particular case to the judge who will do whatever is required of him or her.

With 80 votes “in favor”, 6 “against” and 1 vote of abstinence, the National Assembly passed the bill in the first reading during today’s special session. The deputies also approved the bills on making amendments and supplements to the Judicial Code and related laws.