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In an already crime-ridden country, Russia’s Interior Ministry has identified yet another malefactor to be dealt with – the Devil.
Deputy chief of the Ministry’s Main Crime Directorate, Aleksander Greshanin, informed the press on February 3 that a special department has been set up to investigate the activities of Satanist sects. He said that the Ministry was very worried by the country’s descent into the ways of black magic and devil worship, adding that Satanists often conduct ritual sacrifices and, in some cases, their activities involve serious crimes like murder or grievous bodily harm.
According to the Interior Ministry’s data, the Prince of Darkness has recruited several thousand followers in Russia, with some 500 active Satanists in Moscow and St. Petersburg, and groups of about 100 members acting in the large regional centres throughout the country.
The police official stated with regret that the majority of Satanists are teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 who are attracted by the dark side’s attributes and rituals. The Interior Ministry plans to intensify the work to cut short the accursed activities of such sects, Grashanin said. There was no mention, however, of any kind of ‘Russian’ Inquisition.
RIA-Novosti
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