A heated parliamentary session in Armenia spiralled into chaos on Tuesday when a scuffle broke out between lawmakers and security personnel. The clash erupted after opposition MP Artur Sargsyan, who represents bloc Armenia, attempted to leave the chamber following his speech, triggering a confrontation. “I will voluntarily go to the Investigative Committee,” he said. This comes as Sargsyan faces prosecution for calling for ousting President Nikol Pashinyan as political tensions flared in the South Caucasus country. Kristine Vardanyan, another opposition MP, claimed Sargsyan was attacked from behind by Vahe Galumyan, a lawmaker from the ruling Civil Contract party, while other lawmakers from the ruling party began to shout from their seats, after which they got up and attacked Sargsyan with their fists and also used slang expressions. The confrontation unfolded during a tense debate over stripping Sargsyan of parliamentary immunity. Armenian authorities have accused him of involvement in planning an armed coup, an allegation he firmly denies. In his speech, Sargsyan said Armenia had become “a bastion of dictatorship” where “everything is decided in advance, written down, approved.” The incident underscores growing political tensions in Yerevan. Pashinyan’s government has been cracking down on political opponents he has said are trying to engineer a coup. In a social media post Monday, Pashinyan said he would liberate the Armenian Apostolic Church from its “anti-Christian, adulterous, anti-national, anti-state” leadership.

Full report : A heated parliamentary session in Armenia spiralled into chaos on Tuesday when a scuffle broke out between lawmakers and security personnel.