Armenia’s judicial watchdog chief resigns

President of the Armenian Supreme Judicial Council, the country’s judicial oversight body, Karen Andreasyan, has announced his resignation, Report informs via Armenpress.

“I want to get ahead of the layoff news,” he said in a statement, referring to unconfirmed reports of several high-profile resignations. “I am quitting both the presidency and membership at the Supreme Judicial Council. Everything is apparently clear, while I wouldn’t want to go into the root causes.”

“All our current failures in the judicial system are now mid-term since it wasn’t possible to meet the justified public demands in two years, while we don’t want to meet unjustified demands,” Andreasyan stressed.

“I am leaving without any scandal, ill feelings or despair, and as the one who lasted longest in this toxic position. I sincerely believe in tomorrow’s vision of having a fair court in a strong Armenia. I will continue to support this highest dream in various positions,” he concluded.