Communist head Vladimir Voronin says organized crime on the rise in Moldova after Alliance's arrival to power

Party of Communists head and former Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin (2001-2009) said during a press conference earlier this week that as the Communists are leaving the reins of power, the level of organized crime is going up in Moldova.

Mr. Voronin added that security forces have been complaining about a rise in criminal activity in the country.

Liberal Democratic Party M.P. Vitalie Nagacevschi, a well-known lawyer and civil society activist, says, however, that since the Interior Ministry or the Prosecutor's Office have not published any data on the topic, "we cannot say if there has been a rise or not."

Crime was a huge problem in Moldova in the 1990s, just like in every other post-Soviet country. The Party of Communists has often said the new Alliance will return Moldova to the 1990s.

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