Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Thursday that he had filed a defamation lawsuit against the Strong Armenia party leader Samvel Karapetyan.
Karapetyan last week alleged that Pashinyan had brought “one ton of hallucinogenic mushrooms” from China, which he allegedly uses before every speech, and said the prime minister’s statements should not be taken seriously.
Pashinyan rejected the allegations in a video posted on Facebook.
“Is that a statement from a serious person? Think before you speak, or better yet, think before doing anything at all,” Pashinyan said.
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