The former Minister of Justice, Davit Harutyunyan, believes that the upcoming referendum on April 5th regarding the president of the Constitutional Court, Hrayr Tovmasyan, and the other “old” judges is a crime against the state.
“We are losing our statehood and I do not want to participate in that. We need to make sure that the public understands this idea,” Davit Harutyunyan said during a briefing with journalists.
According to him, the referendum will cause long-term harm to the state. “After the referendum, we will have a Constitutional Court that will always hold the same position as the executive body. Having a reformed Constitutional Court means that we won’t have one at all since it will always be in agreement with the authorities.”
Luiza Sukiasyan
