A ban on abuse of law in the course of court proceedings will be  introduced in Armenia

ArmInfo. In Armenia, the  conduct of criminal procedural actions will be carried out in  electronic form. The amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code are  discussed at the sitting of the RA National Assembly on February 9 in  the first reading.

Presenting the draft, RA Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan noted  that it went through a long stage of discussions - about 10 years,  and each time there were reasons for refusing to accept it.  Meanwhile, according to the minister, what can be done today should  not be left for the future. If we are afraid that we will be  mistaken, we should not discuss anything at all. The Minister noted  that already on a competitive basis, a company was selected that is  developing an electronic program, thanks to which the pre-trial stage  will be digitized. Thus, the burden of the pre-trial trial will be  alleviated. At present, the public expresses dissatisfaction with the  course of a number of court cases, which, in fact, did not begin,  since the parties in the classical sense of the word abuse the right.  The bill introduces a ban on abuse of law, the application of which  leads to lengthy legal proceedings. Now, if the right is abused, a  sanction will be applied. In addition, at present, in the presence of  voluminous criminal cases and a change of judge, the investigation of  the case is being resumed. The innovations provide for the  introduction of the idea of a reserve referee.  The president of the  court appoints a reserve judge who passively oversees the progress of  the case, and in the event of a change of judge, the process  continues with a reserve judge. At the same time, the prosecutor will  bear clear responsibility for criminal cases - their initiation,  conduct or suspension, and the investigator - for the preliminary  investigation. The role of defenders in the process of investigative  actions, who have received the right to present evidence, is  increasing. The institution of the presumption of real facts is also  being introduced, which to a greater extent concerns cases involving  corruption offenses.