Armenian parliament passes bill on judges’ wages

YEREVAN, November 27. /ARKA/. Armenia’s National Assembly (NA) passed
today a bill on the wages o the prosecutor general and judges. The
official salary of common jurisdiction judges and the prosecutor
general will be included in a separate expenditure item, said RA
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Hambardzumyan.

To curb corruption, the salary of Armenia’s judges will double to
440,000 drams (US$1,440), the minister added. Though it is impossible
to eradicate the social evil, the wage rise will make judges work more
diligently, according to Hambardzumyan.

The minister pointed out large-scale activities to enhance Armenia’s
judicial system, stressing the importance of the second-generation
judicial reforms.
The law will be effective till December 31, 2009. Z. Sh. `0–