Armenian media reported physical scuffles in parliament after parliamentary speaker Ruben Rubinyan twice muted Edgar Kazaryan of the pro-Russian Strong Armenia party, who accused Rubinyan of theft without clear evidence. Video footage showed deputies shoving each other following the incident.⁣ ⁣ A second brawl broke out shortly after over a government initiative to form an investigative committee regarding the Armenian Apostolic Church. ⁣ ⁣ Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has accused the Church of serving as a Russian proxy and demanded the resignation of its leader, Catholicos Karekin II. Karekin and the Church deny these allegations.⁣ ⁣ #armenia #armeniachurch #corruptionscandal