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DID HAYRAPETYAN BEAT SIMONOV?
[02:35 pm] 28 November, 2008

`Ararat’ is going to bring a suit against the President of the
Armenian Football Federation (FFA), Armenian MP Ruben
Hayrapetyan. According to the club administration the FFA President
gave a good hiding to Ararat’s General Manager Varujan Simonov on
November 15.

During today’s press conference Simonov announced that the incident
had happened on November 15, after the Pyunik-Ararat (0:1) game within
the framework of the Armenian Football Championship.

`I was very delighted with the team’s victory and I announced looking
at the tribunes that we would become a champion. I said nothing
offensive against Ruben Hayrapetyan. Immediately after the match
Hayrapetyan wiped off scores with me. He was outraged at the defeat.’
said Simonov.

`A club representative saw me to the car after the game. When we were
going to drive away one of Hayrapetyan’s bodyguards approached us and
took me to an unknown place which was under repair. Hayrapetyan’s
bodyguards were already there. Minutes later Hayrapetyan showed up and
began railing at me. Then he rained 2-3 blows on me. Fortunately, one
of my friends dropped in and took me away.’

Note that A1+ possessed information about the incident still on
November 17 and tried to learn more details from Varujan Simonov but
he refuted everything saying it was a mere misunderstanding.

`Yes, I didn’t say anything as I was preoccupied with the forthcoming
golden meeting. Besides, I didn’t want to flare up the tense the
atmosphere,’ said the General Manager.

Ararat’s President Hrach Kapiryan says the FFA President should be
brought to justice. `We have circumstantial evidence and we are going
to sue him. Ruben Hayrapetyan must be punished for his misdeed,’ he
said.