- Sputnik International, 1920
World
Get the latest news from around the world, live coverage, off-beat stories, features and analysis.

Several Moldovan Opposition Delegates Detained at Chisinau Airport

© Flickr / Wulf WillisChisinau, Moldova
Chisinau, Moldova - Sputnik International, 1920, 18.08.2024
Subscribe
CHISINAU (Sputnik) - Several delegates to the congress of the opposition Pobeda bloc in Moscow were detained at the Chisinau airport, the bloc's press service told RIA Novosti.
"The leader of the Chance party, Alexei Lungu, the representatives of the Pobeda bloc, Yuri Vitnyansky and Vyacheslav Zhukov, the leader of the Revival party, Natalia Paraska, and the mayor of Orhei, Tatyana Cociu, were also subjected to illegal detention and additional searches at the Chisinau International Airport on Saturday," it said in a statement.
Moldovan lawmaker Irina Lozovan told RIA Novosti on Saturday that she and two other delegates to the Pobeda bloc congress in Moscow had been detained at the Chisinau airport for political reasons.
By 00:30 Sunday (21:30 GMT on Saturday), all of the detainees were released. The bloc said that it intended to appeal all cases of detention of its representatives.
Moldovan opposition politician Ilan Shor, the leader of Pobeda (Victory) political bloc meets with Chairman of the Russian State Duma's committee on CIS affairs Leonid Kalashnikov, in Moscow, Russia - Sputnik International, 1920, 06.06.2024
World
Moldovan Opposition Leader Shor Calls for Joining Union State of Russia and Belarus
On April 21, a congress of Moldovan politicians and public figures supporting Moldova's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and cooperation with Russia was held in Moscow, where the creation of the Pobeda bloc was announced. In particular, the bloc united the parties Shor, Chance, Victoria, Revival, and the Power of Alternatives and Agreements of Moldova. Subsequently, the United States sanctioned the leadership of the new bloc.
Since May 2022, the opposition in Moldova has been holding protests demanding the resignation of the government and President Maia Sandu. The protesters accuse the country's authorities of failing to cope with the crisis in the economy and energy sector, as well as of pressuring the opposition. As a result of the authorities' actions, opposition party Shor was banned, and representatives of other political formations, including the Socialist, Revival and Chance parties, regularly face searches and detention of their supporters.
Newsfeed
0
To participate in the discussion
log in or register
loader
Chats
Заголовок открываемого материала