On Sunday, March 12, in the center of Chisinau, there have been conflicts between police and opposition protesters.
while transmitting TASS, law enforcement officers blocked the road to the city’s main square and hit a police cordon. However, some people are trying to break that.
It was stated that the protesters chanted “Down with the dictatorship” and “Down with Maia Sandu”.
Afterwards, a group of demonstrators in Chisinau nevertheless broke through the police cordon and headed for the central square and government office. DEA News. According to the agency, in the foreground was Marina Tauber, vice-chairman of the “Shor” party.
According to the police, arrested More than 50 protesters, more than 20 underage, in Chisinau. In addition, law enforcement officials spoke about four reports that were planted in the Moldovan capital. bombs.
“led by a Russian person”
Earlier, allegedly by the Russian special services involved Viorel Cernautsanu, head of the Moldovan Police Commissioner General, spoke about preparing actions to destabilize the situation during the mass demonstrations of the opposition.
“The police received operational data on the preparation of the special services of the Russian Federation for actions aimed at destabilizing the situation in the Republic of Moldova, planned during the protests of the opposition, including today,” he said.
According to him, it is alleged that 10 groups of 5 to 10 people have been created in Moldova, which must undergo special training. Cernautanu claims that his activities were coordinated by a person from Russia.
He said that 25 people alleged to have participated were taken to the police, after which seven people were detained and they were cooperating in the investigation.
“The action will be peaceful”
The rally to be held in Chisinau today was announced by the Shor opposition party, some non-parliamentary parties and movements.
Leaders of the Shor party assured that the action would be peaceful. But on Saturday, the party accused the police of intimidating its activists.
They reported that members of the same party received calls from almost every region of the country threatening to open a criminal case. Police carried out another large-scale operation this week. calls confiscating large sums of money in party cells.
“Road closed for protest”
In contrast, representatives of the People’s Movement delays Transportation with people going to protests in Chisinau.
“Transport in the city of Glodiany was stopped by the police, angry people downed blocked the highway in protest,” the message says.
According to the movement, protesters are also detained in the cities of Balti, Briceni, Riscani and other settlements.
Meetings under the state of emergency
A state of emergency has been in place in Moldova for over a year, and this state of emergency Special military operation in Ukraine. During this period, all mass events were banned in the republic, and opposition TV channels were closed.
But the Moldovan opposition has been meeting almost weekly since the summer of 2022. Demonstrators accuse the authorities of not being able to cope with rising prices, a record inflation in the last 20 years, reaching 30% at the end of last year, and also criticizing the confrontation with the Russian Federation and militarization.
During the protests, slogans were chanted for the dissolution of parliament and the resignation of President Maia Sandu.
President in February declaration He spoke about the danger of destabilizing the situation in the country and urged parliament to give additional powers to the special services. He explained that the state bodies of the republic confirmed the information of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky about the risks of destabilization and the danger of seizing state buildings and hostages in Moldova.
According to Sandu, there were alleged plans to use acts of violence and to seize administrative buildings and hostages to turn the country’s course in a pro-Russian direction.
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