RA Council of Chamber of Advocates condemns pressure on judges and  lawyers

ArmInfo. RA Council of the Chamber of Advocates condemns the pressure of certain sections of society on judges and lawyers. This is stated in the statement of the  Chamber of Advocates received by ArmInfo.

The statement also notes that recently a certain part of the society  has been reacting particularly violently to some criminal cases,  thus, lawyers are also becoming the target of discontent of these  people, while the latter are obliged to provide help to everyone  without exception. The Council of the Chamber of Advocates of the  Republic of Armenia considered pressure on lawyers and judges  unacceptable, and concluded that a public statement by the acting  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in this direction could also help  prevent this negative phenomenon.

The Council of the Chamber of Advocates condemns any pressure on  judges and lawyers regardless of the circumstances of the case,  expresses support for the judges, urging them not to evade their  constitutional mission, and appeals to the acting president. Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan with a call to make a public statement on  this subject.

To note, recently after the passing of court decisions (the case on  changing the preventive measure against Robert Kocharyan, the case on  releasing Manvel Grigoryan on bail, the court's refusal to arrest  former Deputy Prime Minister Armen Gevorgyan - Ed.) making. After  that, the Prosecutor General's Office and the SIS try to appeal the  decisions taken by the court in higher instances. In addition, there  is moral pressure from the public and political circles on the judges  who changed the sentences from arrest to a recognizance not to leave  the place or to bail.