Thursday, January 21, 2010

Former Moldovan President to testify about April events, says police coordinated actions with him during April 7 events

Former President (2001-2009) and current Party of Communists (PC) head Vladimir Voronin will testify on January 22 about the April events. Mr. Voronin was asked to do so by the General Prosecutor's office.

After the Parliamentary and Presidential buildings were vandalized on April 7, authorities initiated a repression campaign that ended in the torture of 300 people and the death of at least one person.

Communist-appointed Interior Minister Gheorghe Papuc and Chisinau police Commissioner Vladimir Botnari are under a criminal investigation surrounding their handling of the events, but they have both said that they coordinated actions with the leadership at the time.

Mr. Voronin has admitted that this was the case.

No comments:

Post a Comment