Civil Contract members involved in scuffle in YerevanJune 11, 2021 - 15:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former Minister of High-Tech Industry Hakob Arshakyan and other members of the Civil Contract party were involved in a scuffle when campaigning in Yerevan's Arabkir district on Thursday, June 10, lawmaker Vahagn Aleksanyan told Sputnik Armenia on Friday. Media reports claimed that Arshakyan and several of his colleagues were beaten during a clash in Yerevan and taken to hospital, but Aleksanyan said none of them has suffered. "Hakob Arshakyan and four Civil Contract members were campaigning in Arabkir disctrict. When they approached a gazebo, one of the people sitting there began to curse at the politicians. They tried to calm him down, but at that moment 10 drunk young people intervened and tried to use force,"Aleksanyan said. The youth were allegedly so drunk that they received injuries when the ex-minister and the party members accompanying him resorted to self-defense, Aleksanyan noted. As a result, some of the attackers were taken to hospital, he said. "The Civil Contract members continued the election campaign. No one has suffered," Aleksanyan said. Pastinfo reported, earlier, however, that Arshakyan and his colleagues were the first to use profane language and insult an elderly man who told them to leave the area as no one was allegedly going to vote for them. The former High-Tech Minister and the others ultimately got into a brawl with a group of Arabkir residents who beat the Civil Contract members for insulting the elderly man. According to the publication, a criminal investigation is underway. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |