“Crimes of April 7, 2009, for many years, ignorance awaits trial, trying to seduce people” – Ziarul de Garda
Moldovan President Maia Sandu posted a message on the occasion of the 13th anniversary of the events of April 7, 2009, in the Grand National Assembly Square (PMAN), when thousands of young people took to the streets and protested against the communist regime.
In a message posted on Facebook, the head of state writes that in 2009 thousands of people took to the streets – to demand freedom and democracy – and changed the course of our history.
“April 7 will never be a normal day in the Republic of Moldova. In 2009, thousands of people took to the streets to demand freedom and democracy – and they changed the course of our history. April 7, 2009 made us more citizens. More involved, more courageous, more active. Although the following years put us to the test, we knew we were not defending freedom and we did not allow Moldova to degrade into a dictatorship. With determination and courage, we managed not to take the country back. We are now building a fair and efficient state in Moldova that respects and defends, does not lie to them and does not rob them. We started to make rules in the state institutions. We have started the reform of the judiciary and the prosecutor’s office. This will not help cleanse the state of the corrupt and criminals. We have a way forward, and even though there have been many crises in recent years – the pandemic, our rushed prices, the war in Ukraine – it complicates the outcome as we move forward. We work, every day, to transform the Republic of Moldova into a country for the people. The crimes of April 7, 2009, ignored for many years, are awaiting trial, trying to make people patient. And she will come “, it is mentioned in the message posted by the head of state.
Today marks the 13th anniversary of the events of April 7, 2009. The results of the parliamentary elections of April 5, 2009 led thousands of young people to take to the streets of the Grand National Assembly (PMAN) in protest against the communist regime, which had won a majority. 60 seats in that election. The protest, initially peaceful, later turned into a violent demonstration with mass riots, and thousands of young people were ill-treated and tried in police stations.
On April 7, 2021, Ziarul de Garda wrote that the Republic of Moldova has paid, so far, almost five million lei, for the inactions of the law enforcement bodies following the events of April 7 and 8, 2009, after the young people were abused and tried in police stations. police have found justice in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
The statute was convicted in 9 cases, referring to the April 2009 cases, and 12 pleaded guilty, forcing them to pay compensation to the victims. The Strasbourg High Court also has other requests, generated by the events of April 2009, which means that the Government will have to withdraw more money from the state budget, due to the inability of the institutions to effectively investigate the cases “April 7 ”. ”.
Twelve years after the April 2009 events, no one is being held in prison for the abuse. Only one police officer, fugitive and wanted by Interpol, was sentenced to prison, and there is only one case pending before the national courts in which a decision-maker from this period is involved.
12 years after the events of April 2009, the only file in which a person is involved who holds an important position in that life and who still has no purpose is the file of Iacob Gumenita. The former deputy commissioner of Chisinau is being tried for excess of power and for exceeding his duties on the night of April 7 to 8, 2009.
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