Armenian PM acknowledges deep flaws in judicial system

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has acknowledged significant shortcomings in the country’s judicial system, stating that it remains disconnected from the public despite broader democratic progress.

“Although we have achieved significant progress in democracy and the development of the state economy, we have serious problems, and addressing them is among the priorities of our agenda,” Pashinyan told journalists, Caliber.Az reports, citing Armenian media.

The prime minister emphasized that reforming the justice system remains one of the government’s most pressing challenges. “Perhaps the biggest criticism of our government is that, despite having the expectation of justice as one of the main goals of the revolution, we have still not achieved results in the field of justice in Armenia that could be assessed as good or satisfactory,” he said.

Pashinyan further underscored a structural disconnect between state institutions and citizens. “In the Republic of Armenia, the judicial, legal, and justice systems as a whole do not have an organic connection with the highest source of power—the people,” he stated.

He identified this gap as a central issue requiring urgent attention and linked its resolution to broader constitutional reform. “This problem is one of the most important that we must resolve in the near future by adopting a new constitution,” Pashinyan added.

By Vafa Guliyeva