“We have endlessly targeted the court system, but we have serious problems with the pre-investigative bodies and with their officials, especially with the General Prosecutor. These three systems need to be observed. If judges follow through with carrying out justice, nine out of ten cases have to be sent back for investigation, or they will regard or justify it as an ineffective legal approach. The foundation comes from the pre-investigation, if the courts were a little more resolute in this issue and gave eight out of ten cases their evaluations, the pre-investigative bodies will perhaps have something to think about,” lawyer Seda Safaryan told reporters.
According to her, there were judges both under the past and current authorities who did not evaluate the situation correctly. “There are judges who have changed very little through their court acts, and until they review their outlooks and their mistakes, we will remain in the same situation. I will not hide the fact that I have to send several cases under the new authorities to the European Court of Human Rights because I have voiced my opinion on this issue, but there is a lot of indifference. It probably makes no difference to them whether I send it to the ECHR or not.”
Head of the International Association of Lawyers and Psychologists Khachatur Marozyan said that there is a need for serious changes in the judicial system, and he is preparing to present materials to the National Assembly.
Arpine Simonyan
