In an interview with iravaban.net, attorney Ashkhen Dashyan spoke about vetting of attorneys, particularly mentioning that it will be a direct intervention in the independence of attorneys, their human rights protection activities, whereas attorneys' participation in the justice system is of key importance: this profession is subject to special guarantee. According to her, international standards establish strong guarantees, such as indepedence and attorney-client privilege, which allow attorneys to exercise their profession effectively.
She also referred to Recommendation No. R (2000) 21 of the Committee of Ministers to Member states on the freedom of exercise of the profession of lawyer, Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 25 October, 2000, according to which all necessary measures should be taken to respect, protect and promote the freedom of exercise of the profession of lawyer without discrimination and improper interference from the authorities or the public. She concluded that vetting of attorneys is not only inadmissible, but also incompatible with professional work of attorneys.