When the Prime Minister of Armenia Turns Justice into an Instrument of Personal Revenge”: Publication of the French Conflicts.
The French geopolitical magazine Conflict Magazine published on October 16 an article entitled "The European Union and Human Rights: All Quiet in the East? ", which deals with the problems of democracy, human rights and the independence of the judicial system in countries applying for membership in the European Union.
The article, authored by Etienne de Florac, examines the situation in Turkey, Serbia, Moldova, Armenia and Georgia in the context of the political criteria necessary to join the European Union.
The author highlighted the section devoted to Armenia in the following subtitle: "When the Prime Minister of Armenia turns justice into an instrument of personal revenge." The article notes that Armenia, although not yet an official candidate for joining the European Union, has declared its desire to begin this long and uncertain process.
The article then refers to criminal prosecutions of opposition figures in Armenia. In particular, the author mentions that in June, observers of the Council of Europe noted: Many criminal cases brought against opposition candidates and activists may discourage some of their supporters from participating in the political life of Armenia.
The author then turns to the accusations leveled against Nikol Pashinyan regarding the use of Armenian justice for personal gain.
An example of this is the arrest of businessman Samvel Karpetyan (leader of the Strong Armenia Party), which took place in June 2025.
According to the article, Karaftian was arrested after speaking out publicly in defense of the Armenian Apostolic Church against Nikol Pashinyan's attacks.
After the section dedicated to Armenia, the author asks the question: will the Armenian authorities at all see the need to justify the decisions of their judicial system before the European Union.