"BRIBARY IS A WEAPON OF THE WEAK"
Panorama.am
16:14 09/11/2007
"I am content with some and discontent with others," chairman of
the Armenian Advocates Chamber, Ruben Sahakyan, answered Panorama.am
reporter’s question about his assessment of the advocates’ work. In
the words of the chairman, for years the advocates were an affiliated
body of authorities in power and are independent only in the course
of the recent few years.
"It is the last two years that the advocates are absolutely
independent. It is the last two years that the advocates and not the
state structures conduct qualification exams," R. Sahakyan said.
The chairman of the advocates’ chamber is sure that no one has the
right to say that the advocates are subject to supervision by state
structures. He said the institute is absolutely independent.
The dissatisfaction of the chairman is connected with professionalism
of the advocates and their corrupt nature. "Bribery is the weapon
of the weak," Ruben Sahakyan said, also saying combat is under way
against those who take bribes.