ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Jan 26 2007

ARMENIA’S PREMIER GRADES MINISTRY OF JUSTICE "EXCELLENT" IN 2006

YEREVAN, January 26. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Prime Minister gave an
"excellent" grade to the RA Ministry of Justice in 2006, RA
Government’s Public Relation Department said.
RA Minister of Justice Davit Harutyunyan reported that one the
important events of last year was the conference of CE Ministers of
Justice held in Yerevan. The conference discussed the protection of
victims’ interests, status and rights.
Harutyunyan said that the task groups elaborated the legislation
package on bankruptcy and the draft judicial code, which were
introduced to the National Assembly.
The Minister pointed out that the bill "On Prosecutor’s Office" is
being drafted.
The report introduces the work performed by all the Ministry
subdivisions. In particular, the department of judicial and legal
reforms worked out the amendments to a number of laws to harmonize
them with the RA Constitution. The control department worked out a
package of bills on accelerated prosecution for ensuring the second
stage of reforms of the RA Prosecutor’s Office.
Harutyunyan said that the Service of Enforcement of Court Decrees
introduced an e-mail system in all the regional departments, and
AMD145.5mln worth property was sold by means of forced electronic
auctions during the last few months of 2006.
Harutyunyan said that, under a credit program of judicial and legal
reforms, the buildings of minor courts were put into service in the
Arabkir, Kanaker-Zeytun and Nork-Marash communities of Yerevan, as
well as in Echmiadzin, the Armavir region. The construction of the
minor court in the Shengavit community of Yerevan is over. L.M. -0–