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MOLDOVAN AUTHORITIES PERSECUTE BRAVE LAWYERS, SAYS ANNA URSACHI

08 december, 2016
MOLDOVAN AUTHORITIES PERSECUTE BRAVE LAWYERS, SAYS ANNA URSACHI

The democratic and pro-European authorities of Moldova methodically victimize those lawyers who are not afraid of taking part in loud trials fabricated by the ruling regime against “undesirable” politicians and people of business, maintains prominent Moldovan lawyer and human rights activist Anna Ursachi.

On Thursday, she took part in a new conference in Infotag together with her colleagues Eduard Rudenco and Iulian Rusanovschi, communicating with the press on the Skype.

Ursachi said that the ruling regime, controlled entirely by oligarch Vlad Plahotniuc, descends as low as attracting drug dealers to launching criminal litigations against “bad lawyers”.

“The Plahotniuc holding employs inter alia Valentin Zubic, Moldova’s former Minister of the Interior, renowned for his falsifications of criminal cases. Zubic lets drug dealers run their dirty business in Moldova in exchange for his giving evidence to the ruling regime against “undesirable” personalities. There are several noticeable examples of such kind. And recently, on the basis of the evidence “organized” by Zubic, the regime initiated a criminal case against lawyer Eduard Rudenco. The reason is that Rudenco performs his duties of a lawyer professionally and honestly in the case of businessman Veaceslav Platon. Such an efficient defense is making Plahotniuc just mad because the lawyer is ruining the entire Plahotniuc’s scheme of reprisal against the businessman”, said Anna Ursachi.

She further held that bribing of witnesses and forging
of criminal cases against any undesirable person are entrusted to yet one more man in the Plahotniuc holding – to Dorin Damir.

“This is a methodology polished yet since April 2009, when dozens of young protesters were unlawfully kept in custody after memorable post-electoral protests. Damir got his hand in dealing with opponents yet 7 years ago, and is successfully using his skill and work instruments against “bad lawyers” now.

Ursachi explained why the Plahotniuc authorities are victimizing her now: while in Europe, she supplied international human-right organizations and a number of European parliamentarians with weighty information about the criminal activities run by Vlad Plahotniuc and his devoted surrounding on the examples of Veaceslav Platon and Sergiu Cebotari.

“Well, the information about the criminal doings by Plahotniuc has reached the desired institutions. Next week, I will convene a news conference for foreign journalists and will describe them a number of episodes from his criminal past and present. A European newspaper is preparing the publication of an article in English that contains sensational details about Plahotniuc. I hope the article will be translated and published in Moldova, too, without delay”, said Anna Ursachi, who is returning home soon.

“I want to dispel all assertions and gossips that I am allegedly hiding from Plahotniuc in Europe. I am not hiding. I will come home and will show, if need be – in court, the busy schedule of my meetings here with international human right activists, European parliamentarians, European journalists etc. Here in Europe, I am trying to bring to the knowledge of the international community the truth about what is going on in Moldova and about what the Plahotniuc clique has done to our country”, said Anna Ursachi.

 

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