“Ms. Vardapetyan, how do you view the prosecutors who, based on personal ambitions, play with human destinies? And what do you think about the prosecutors who, by interfering in politics, make biased decisions with political motives?” Narek Sargsyan, a member of the ruling party, asked these questions to Anna Vardapetyan, the candidate for the post of Prosecutor General of the CP.
“Negatively,” Anna Vardapetyan responded, adding, “I am often asked the question whether professional behavior allows such an action. Let me not say trivial truths that the prosecutor is an apolitical body, they have no right to interfere in the processes, etc. … but there is a very delicate internal moral border here. Any position, including the position of prosecutor, implies red lines, which are conditioned by your being a function. I often say that in positions we are no longer us, we are a function. I am criticized for that, they interpret what I say in different ways, but I think that in any case, if you use your position to make the decisions you want, it is at least dishonest to the profession you have chosen. I have tried to avoid such dilemmas. I am Anna Vardapetyan in my live. I am Anna Vardapetyan when communicating with my friends, but I am a function in any position. I do what is in my position passport. My internal scale is based on the rule of law and human rights. It may sound ideal, it is difficult to ensure, because people are constantly offended by you, but the prosecutor is the body that demands justice.”
Nelly Grigoryan
