Overview

• A scuffle erupted in the National Assembly as opposition MP Artur Sargsyan tried to leave after accusing the government of dictating political outcomes.
• Lawmakers voted to strip Sargsyan, former defence minister Seyran Ohanyan and Artsvik Minasyan of immunity, authorizing prosecutions on charges of plotting a coup and corruption.
• Prosecutors allege the trio conspired to stage bombings, arson and roadblocks to overthrow Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, accusations the MPs firmly deny.
• Archbishops Mikael Ajapahyan and Bagrat Galstanyan remain in pre-trial detention on related coup-plot charges.
• Authorities have raided and moved to nationalize assets of critic Samvel Karapetyan, including a major energy company he owns.