RA Human Rights Defender condemns squabble in NA 

ArmInfo.  Human rights defender Anahit Manasyan made a statement in which she strongly condemned the incident that took place on July 8 in the National Assembly with the participation of MPs.

"Parliament should be a platform for democratic discussions, not a  "battlefield". The formation of appropriate mechanisms for  considering issues of parliamentary ethics is an urgent need," she  said.

Today, during a session of the Armenian parliament, MPs from the  ruling party attacked oppositionist Artur Sargsyan from the "Armenia"  faction. The latter tried to leave the meeting room after his speech,  but the representative of the ruling party "Civil Contract" Vahe  Galumyan attacked him from behind. A scuffle ensued. The security  service tried to stop the incident, but the footage shows how the  associates of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hit the faces  of opposition MPs and tried to throw bottles of water at them. The  footage also shows how the Vice Speaker of Parliament Hakob Arshakyan  pushes the pregnant assistant of an opposition MP in the corridor.