A Yerevan-based Haykakan Zhamanak Daily reports that Hovhanness Hovhannisyan, Candidate of philosophical sciences, was beaten up at the State Pedagogical University after Khachatur Abovyan a few days ago for opposing the Constitutional amendments.
"It is widely rumored that he was beaten up by the Republicans - supporters of the Constitutional amendments for his political views. Hovhannisyan, in turn, denies any political motives of the incident. Witnesses say everything started with discussion of the Constitutional amendments. The discussion was so heated that resulted in a squabble between students," the newspaper writes.