Lawyer Ruben Melikyan said that a violent assault was carried out against former MP Mihran Hakobyan in the parking lot of Yerevan’s Dalma Mall. He described the incident as a “bandit-style attack,” stating that the assailants wore masks and ambushed Hakobyan from behind.

“Mihran sustained bodily injuries and is now being transported to Izmirlian Medical Center,” Melikyan wrote. He added that such attacks could have been prevented if law enforcement had properly investigated the 2021 grenade attack near Hakobyan’s home.

According to Armenia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, the police received a report from Izmirlian Medical Center indicating that a man had been hospitalized with injuries after being beaten in the Dalma Mall parking area, Panorama.am reports.

The circumstances surrounding the incident are currently under investigation.