A fight in the Armenian parliament turned into a criminal case.
In connection with the brawl in the Armenian parliament on October 29, the prosecutor's office opened criminal proceedings under the sections: "hooliganism" and "use of violence against an official in order to prevent his official or political activity." This was reported to the supervisory authority.
The prosecutor's office has not yet provided information on the presence of defendants, detainees and victims.
According to media reports, on October 29, during a parliament session, a mass fight took place between deputies from the ruling Civilian Contract party and the powerful Armenian opposition bloc. During their speeches, the delegates went from verbal confrontations to physical confrontations.
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Vagen Alexanian even threw a chair at the opposition delegates. The powerful Armenian member of parliament, Andranik Gevorkian, had his nose bleeding, and the opposition parliamentarian Ruben Makhitrian had his clothes torn. An ambulance was called to the scene.
The Speaker of the Parliament, Ruben Rubinyan, first observed what was happening for several minutes without announcing a break, and only after the situation escalated was he forced to stop the meeting. Deputies continued to tidy up the parliament corridor.
After the incident, "Strong Armenia" accused the authorities of organizing provocations. The party said the "civil contract" replaces political debate with personal insults.
In turn, the Prime Minister of Armenia and the leader of the State Duma, Nikol Pashinyan, placed full responsibility for the struggle on the opposition, calling the actions of the ruling party's deputies "proportionate and correct." Robinian announced the readiness of "Civil Contract" to respond to the opposition "disproportionately".