ArmInfo. Ombudsman of Armenia Arman Tatoyan spoke about the incident in the parliament of the country with the beating of opposition MPs. Thus, Tatoyan's statement expresses alarm in connection with the incident that took place today in the sitting room of the RA National Assembly during the discussion of the government's program. The Ombudsman recalled that the parliament must guarantee the restoration of solidarity in society, serve daily concerns and human rights.
"The violence against MP from the opposition faction of the National Assembly Anna Mkrtchyan with the involvement of a large number of military personnel is worthy of sharp condemnation.
There are international requirements that guarantee freedom of political speech and set the boundaries of this freedom. Therefore, on their basis, specific rules should be adopted so that the debates in the parliament form the correct public discourse, do not lead to such vicious phenomena that violate the human rights system, "the statement of the RA Ombudsman says. As ArmInfo previously reported, today a fight broke out in the Armenian parliament during questions and answers after the presentation of the 5-year government program. This happened after Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan invited the security officers of the National Assembly to the sitting hall and ordered to take the deputy out. The oppositionists defended their colleagues, and the security forces, using disproportionate force, took Karapetyan out of the conference room. She suffered bodily harm. Another oppositional MP Artsvik Minasyan was injured. He announced his intention to contact the law enforcement agencies of the country.