Focus Group Discussion on the Reform of the Law Enforcement System as part of Monitoring of the Judicial and Legal Reform Strategy

On 25 January, two focus group discussions on the 10th objective of the Action Plan stemming from the 2019-2023 Judicial and Legal Reform Strategy, namely the reform of the Law Enforcement System,  were held on the initiative of the Armenian Lawyers’ Association.

The first discussion was held with the participation of representatives of State Bodies – the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Ministry of Justice, the Academy of Justice, the Ministry of Finance, the Investigative Committee and the Armenian Layers’ Association.

The second discussion was held with representatives of professional CSOs and the advocacy community.

It should be noted that within the framework of the reform of the law enforcement system, one of the strategic directions is the reform of the prosecutor’s office system, the increase of prosecutors’ salaries and bonuses and the increase in the number of prosecutors, the increase in the salaries of investigators, the bonuses and the increase in the number of investigators.

Notably, a total of 6 similar discussions have already been held on 24, 25, and 26 January.