The Moldovan Parliament will discuss the possibility of imposing sanctions on foreign citizens for “destabilizing” the situation in the country. This was announced by the Speaker of the Parliament Igor Grosu in the broadcast of the TV channel. TV8.
“In parallel with the investigation, we will discuss how the sanctions regime will help us,” Grosu said.
The speaker also stressed that the Attorney General’s Office and the Information and Security Service (ISS) should be involved in the process of detecting destabilization attempts.
He explained that it is important to find evidence so that sanctions or other restrictive measures against foreign nationals can be enforced.
“If we simply impose sanctions on citizens of another state who are not on the territory of the country, what would be the effect if they do not have a presence here,” Grosu said. At the same time, he pointed out that it is important for the country to identify the ties of people sanctioned from other countries with Moldovan citizens.
on the eve of the European Union sanctions imposed Against five people allegedly responsible for the “destabilization” of the situation in Moldova. The list of new sanctions included: Ilan Shor, leader of the Moldovan opposition party “Shor”, Russian businessman Igor Chaika, Moldovan businessman Vladimir Plahotniuc. Sanctions against Russian Federation and Moldovan citizens Alexander Kalinin and Grigory Karamalak were also extended.
EU in April developed Mechanism to sanction any representative of the Moldovan opposition who, according to Brussels, “undermines Moldova’s sovereignty”.