On Thursday, 23 May, the EU delegation and the EU Member States resident in Armenia gave their support to comprehensive reform of the judicial system in Armenia.
On Monday, 20 May, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pachinian announced his intention to purge the judicial system, deeming the courts to be “hangovers from previous corrupt authorities”. In his opinion, the judicial system has no “legitimacy” and “the people do not trust” it. He indicated that judges would be subject to...