Watch: Brawl Erupts in Georgia Parliament After Lawmaker Punched in the Face During Speech

A member of Parliament in Georgia triggered a large altercation on Monday after interrupting a fellow lawmaker’s speech by punching him in the face.

The attacker in question was identified as MP Aleko Elisashvili, a member of the opposition Citizens’ Party who reportedly assaulted ruling Georgian Dream MP Mamuka Mdinaradze during a parliamentary debate about a hotly contested bill that would require non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to register as foreign agents if they receive a certain amount of funding from abroad.

Mdinaradze was speaking in favor of the bill before the Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee when Elisashvili punched him.

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Following Elisashvili’s punch, a swarm of lawmakers approached the podium and began to fight, interrupting the legislative process. Elisashvili later declared

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