Murder in Sevan – a result of brainwashingNovember 11, 2010 - 19:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Parenticide committed by the 23-year-old Arman Torosyan, is clearly a result of brainwashing, widely practiced by destructive sects with whom the young person belonged, according to Alexander Amaryan, the head of the Center for Aid and Rehabilitation to the Victims of Destructive Cults. At news conference entitled Sects as a Cause for Murders and Suicides, the expert characterised the crime as a religious murder. “Armenia lacks statistics on religions murders and suicides, for the absence of specialists who could determine the character of the crime. As a rule, such crimes are characterized as domestic.” A psychologist, psychotherapy specialist Marina Avetisyan, in turn, described the issue as personal, rather than linked to the young person’s connections with the sects. “The problem lies in spiritual education of the person,” she said, urging to develop spiritual education program to be further implemented in schools and kindergartens. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |