Courts not independent yet – Armenian justice minister

Noyan Tapan news agency
17 May 04

Yerevan, 17 May: “It is early yet to speak about the complete
independence of the Armenian courts,” Armenian Justice Minister David
Arutyunyan told journalists on 14 May. The key aim of the judicial
reforms in Armenia, the minister said, is to set up an independent
legal system, which depends on many circumstances and personalities,
and steps in this direction are already being taken.

[Passage omitted: some minor aspects]

Asked whether the political situation in Armenia has an influence
on the legal process, the justice minister said that the political
situation affected independent courts.