YEREVAN. – [Former justice minister] Davit Harutyunyan stated that the Venice Commission has served the right for the political goals of the current halls of power, and the situation is presented only from the point of view of the government. What do you think? Could be the basis for this figure's accusation against the Venice Commission? Alen Simonyan, National Assembly Vice President and member of the majority My Step faction in Armenia’s parliament, asked this Monday at the NA special sitting, addressing Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan.

In response, the minister said as follows, in particular: "I regret such a statement because it [the Venice Commission’s opinion on a proposal for constitutional amendments in Armenia] is quite a balanced opinion; moreover, it is based on the shared principles of law; that is, such an authoritative body as the Venice Commission cannot put aside its standing and, in general, the principles of law, in any way and in any case, and provide a convenient option for any country, any halls of power; this is unequivocal. Therefore, this contradiction in their words, accusing the Venice Commission of being politicized, is unacceptable.”