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The materials on the battery of the owner and CEO of the airline Air Armenia Arsen Avetisyan have been filed to the Investigative Committee of Armenia.

“At the request of prosecutor of Avan and Nor Nork administrative districts in Yerevan, the materials on the battery of the owner and CEO of Air Armenia Arsen Avetisyan have been sent to the prosecutor’s office on August 18, 2015. On the same day the materials were filed to the body conducting a preliminary investigation - the Investigative Committee  of Armenia that will investigate the case under Articles 180 and 181 of the Criminal Procedure Code,” Office of Armenian Prosecutor General said in a statement.  

Arsen Avetisyan, CEO of the airline Air Armenia, was taken to ‘Heratsi’ Yerevan hospital No 1 Sunday evening, August 16, with a broken nose and injuries. Panorama.am learned from Alexandra Harutyunyan, a spokeswoman for Yerevan State Medical University after M. Heratsi that Arsen Avetisyan was in stable condition.  The press service of the Armenian police confirmed information about the battery of A. Avetisyan. An investigation is underway. The CEO of Air Armenia claims he was beaten up on orders from President of Armenia’s Football Federation Ruben Hayrapetyan.