Azerbaijan MPs brawl in parliament

During the discussion of Prime Minister Artur Rasizade's report on the government's performance last year, Gusein Abdullayev, an independent member of the Milli Majlis, harshly criticized the report, describing it as "insulting to the Azerbaijani people."

"The Cabinet of Ministers is doing a lousy job. This report shows disrespect for the people," he said.

Parliament Speaker Oktay Asadov interrupted the MP, whose microphone had been switched off, but he continued to criticize the report.

Other MPs attempted to stop him. When one of them, Fazail Agamaly, approached the dais, Abdullayev used obscene language and then hit his colleague twice in the face, knocking him to the floor.

Abdullayev and several other deputies later walked out in protest against the government's report. RIA Novosti