YEREVAN. – Seventeen people were detained in the clash between Armenian young people in Javakhk, Armenian-populated region of Georgia. Armen Chakhalyan, the brother of Armenian activist Vigen Chakhalyan, was among the detainees.

Chakhalyan was not present during incident and was detained immediately after he arrived at the scene, head of civil movement “Multinational Georgia” Arnold Stepanyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

The charges against Armen Chakhalyan have not been brought so far, he said. Fourteen detainees were later set free. Three people, including Chakhalyan, remain in custody.

Asked why Chakhalyan was detained, law enforcers told the lawyer that it was dark at the scene, and they detained the first person they saw.

As reported earlier, a scuffle broke out between Armenian youth on Friday evening and involved a group of 150-160 Armenians, including underage.