The Ministry of Justice (MJ) has refused to register the social-political Movement “Actiunea Europeană” (“The European Movement” MAE), citing forged signatures, MAE leader Anatol Petrencu told a press conference on Thursday, January 4. As he claims, the leadership of the MAE submitted to MJ all the necessary documents for registration on November 20, 2006. On January 2, the Ministry presented the decision on the refusal of the registration. The MJ’s decision says that “the examination of the application found numerous signs which prove that a significant part of signatures in the documents have been forged”. The annexed documents will be forwarded for consideration to the General Prosecution Office. In Petrencu’s opinion, the argument set forth by MJ lacks concrete examples, and is a mere generalised phrase, without any proofs. According to Petrenco, the MAE’s foundation seems to be undesirable for the authorities that do not want to register an uncompromised social-political movement. MAE leadership is decided to sue the respective decision at the Supreme Court of Justice. The founding congress of the MAE was held in Chisinau on October 22, 2006. Over 6,600 persons have joined the Movement so far.