Police officer being investigated for allegedly torturing a protester in April

The Chisinau Prosecutor's Office is investigating a police officer from the capital accused of torturing a protester on April 9.

After legislative elections on April 5, peaceful protesters came into the streets to protest what they said were election results stolen by the Party of Communists. The protests turned violent on April 7 and ended with the devastation of the Parliamentary and Presidential buildings.

A mass repression campaign followed on the night of April 7, which, according to a recent Soros Foundation report, ended with the detainment of over 700 people and the torture of about 300. A number of deaths have also been tied to that night.

This far, authorities have registered slightly over 100 complaints about ill-treatment in April. Of those, 43 criminal investigations have started, and 6 have been sent to the courts.

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