YEREVAN CITY HALL TO FIGHT AGAINST VANDALISM IN CEMETERIES
ARKA
Oct 13, 2008
YEREVAN, October 13. /ARKA/. The Yerevan City Hall intends to fight
against vandalism in city cemeteries, stated first Vice-Mayor of
Yerevan Kamo Areyan.
"Occurrences of brigandage have lately increased both in individual
and family burial places," Areyan told reporters today.
According to Areyan, brigandage involves robbery of nonferrous metals
and stones that cover gravestones and fencings.
"Vandalism is in our nation’s psychology," Areyan noted.
Touching upon fighting methods, Areyan stressed the importance to
have strong fences for burial places, as well as a closer surveillance.
Yerevan cemeteries currently occupy a total area of
547.5hectares.