No process must endanger Armenia’s stability and international authority: Armenia’s President attaches importance to regular activity of CC

Armenia’s President Armen Sarkissian follows the processes taking place over the Constitutional Court and considers that each process must take place in exclusively legal platform and must not endanger the country’s stability and international authority, public relations department of the president’s staff said in response to Aysor.am’s written inquiry.

- What is the position of the RA President Armen Sarkissian on the situation created over the Constitutional Court and its chairman?

- The President of the Republic follows the processes taking place over the Constitutional Court and attaches significance to the normal activity of the CC considering that each process must take place in exclusively legal platform with the preservation of all the legal principles and norms based on the division and balancing of legislative, executive and judicial powers. No process must endanger the country’s stability and international authority, must not be personalized and must be based on the public solidarity and tolerance.

- Does the president consider that the CC chairman is being attacked by the executive power (taking into consideration the well-known coverage of the Public TV, unveiling of secrecy of preliminary investigation and the PM’s post about it)?

- Any assessment or qualification by the President of the Republic about developments taking place in the pre-context of criminal cases may be viewed as interference into the preliminary investigation or into the activity of the investigating body or judicial power and is problematic from the viewpoint of right and constitutionality.

- What is the position of the President of the RA on constitutional amendments?

- In relation to the constitutional amendments, the President of the Republic has noted many times that any changes in the Constitution or a law must be in line with general principles, pass objective and specialized legal expertise, be necessary and effective, serve exclusively to state and national interests. In this regard not only the purpose but the way of reaching it is also important.
The President of the Republic may express his opinion and position about the constitutional changes after the clarification of the concrete text of the full package.