YEREVAN.- Public distrust of Armenia’s judicial system is close to being critical, Justice Minister Hrayr Tovmasyan told journalists on Wednesday.

The surveys show 70-80% of Armenians do not rely on judicial system.

The Minister said the government must improve the system, all the mechanisms – transparency, responsibility of the judicial officers should be at high level.

Tovmasyan also said an expert group was created at the Ministry to study precedents of the European Court of Human Rights and eliminate, if necessary, non-conformity of the Armenian legislation with the European one.