A brawl broke out in the Armenian parliament over allegations of embezzlement of funds

Brief retelling from RIA II

MP from the opposition faction “Strong Armenia” Edgar Ghazaryan said that the speaker of parliament was wasting public funds.

A verbal altercation began between deputies from the ruling Civil Contract faction and opposition parliamentarians, which escalated into a brawl.

YEREVAN, October 6 - RIA Novosti. A brawl occurred in the Armenian parliament after a speech by Edgar Kazaryan, a deputy from the Strong Armenia opposition faction, reports RIA Novosti correspondent.

Speaking at the meeting, Ghazaryan said that the Speaker of Parliament, by issuing bonuses to deputies, was wasting public funds.

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“Rubinyan wasted public funds. I suggest you not to spend these 250 thousand drams ($680). We will return them to the penny,” Kazaryan said.