7 April 2009
Moldova commemorates 7 April 2009 anti-Communist protests
April 07, 2010Moldova commemorates April 7 repression as one of the suspected killers of an anti-Communist protester is detained The last few days in the country have been dominated by campaigns to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the anti-Communist protests...
Over 20 Moldovan policemen suspected of maltreating protesters suspended
April 07, 2010Over 20 Interior Ministry (MAI) employees suspected of having maltreated participants in the last April riots have been suspended under an order by the interior minister. The list of names of these people was submitted both to the Moldovan leadership...
Moldovan policemen involved in violent reprisals against protesters to resign
April 06, 2010Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat has asked Interior Minister Victor Catan to temporarily relieve of their duties the policemen who are suspected of having participated in violent reprisals against protesters on 7 April 2009, the government's press service...
7 April 2009: Moldovan authorities reveal video of police brutality
April 02, 2010Interim President and Chisinau mayor release new footage of mass repression campaign on night of April 7 showing police forces beating protesters Interim President Mihai Ghimpu and Chisinau mayor Dorin Chirtoaca held a press conference on Thursday...
Ex-President Voronin speaks about Valeriu Boboc's death in April's anti-Communist protests
March 23, 2010Communist leader: Anti-Communist protester who died on April 7, 2009 was thrown from the Parliament window Party of Communists (PC) head and former President (2001-2009) Vladimir Voronin said during a televised interview on ProTV that Valeriu Boboc...
7 April 2009: Communists were planning buying crowd-control vehicles
March 15, 2010After the April 2009 unrest, when anti-Communist protests degenerated into vandalism of the Parliament and Presidential buildings, the Party of Communists was looking into buying crowd-control vehicles. This revelation was made after the current Alliance...
Moldova: Criminal investigation against top police officials completed
March 09, 2010Prosecutors today announced the final charges against ex-Interior Minister Gheorghe Papuc and the ex-commissioner general of Chisinau, Gen Vladimir Botnari. They are accused of negligence which resulted in the death of Valeriu Boboc in the wake of the...
Moldova: Communist-appointed Interior Minister banned from leaving country
March 03, 2010Communist-appointed Interior Minister investigated for April 2009 events Communist-appointed Interior Minister Gheorghe Papuc, as well as former Chisinau police chief Vladimir Botnari, are now being officially investigated for workplace negligence...
Moldova's Declaration on Independence, burnt in April 2009, to be re-established
February 25, 2010The Declaration on Independence, which was burnt on 7 April 2009, will be re-established and signed by the MPs of the first parliament once again, the head of the association Parliament-90, Pantelei Sandulache, has told MOLDPRES. Sandulache stressed...
Innovative way to fight corruption among police force in Moldova
February 24, 2010Interior Minister takes police officers to theater play, says "we're in deep crap" Interior Minister Victor Catan took police officers to a theater play today. The performance, called Made in Moldova, was written by famous editorialist and...