The Armenian Prosecutor General’s Office has launched a criminal investigation into a mass brawl between opposition and pro-government lawmakers inside the country's parliament.

The announcement was made by Prosecutor General’s Office spokesperson Arevik Khachatryan, TASS reports.

Khachatryan said that the criminal proceedings were initiated under two provisions of Armenia’s Criminal Code: Article 297, Part 2, concerning hooliganism committed by a group of people, and Article 452, Part 3, concerning violence against a public official or their close relative aimed at interfering with their lawful official or political activities.

The incident took place on October 29 during a parliamentary session and involved lawmakers from the ruling political force and the opposition.

Video footage from the parliamentary chamber showed a confrontation between the two sides. According to the footage, Deputy Speaker of Armenia’s Parliament Vahagn Aleksanyan, representing the ruling force, was also seen throwing chairs toward opposition lawmakers.

The investigation will examine the circumstances of the incident and determine the legal responsibility of those involved.