ArmInfo. The Armenian national team player Edgar Malakyan's defense submitted a complaint to the Court of Appeal against the decision on his arrest. To recall, earlier the court of general jurisdiction rejected the investigator's petition to arrest his brother, football player Gor Malakyan.
Edgar Malakyan is the player of "Ararat", and Gor Malakyan is the "Pyunik". Although both of them are members of the Armenian national football team, they were not invited to participate in the upcoming games. According to the investigation, on August 30, at the Cascade, the brothers-football players entered into a skirmish with the police, loudly voiced curses, violating public order. During the incident, a shoulder strap on a police uniform was torn off, and one of the law enforcement officers was punched in the face. The case was transferred to the Investigative Committee.