After the fight that happened at the mayor’s office of Chirsova village of the municipality of Comrat several days ago, a group of mayors addressed a statement to Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo and the Bashkan of Gagauzia Irina Vlah. According to the mayors, the case of ill-treatment of mayor Sergey Sapunji is extraordinary and should be devoted increased attention, while those to blame should be held accountable in accordance with the law.
The statement says the mayors were astounded by this case. A local man and a female activist gathered together more than then persons from another locality at the mayor’s office. These harshly beat the mayor and his son. Afterward, they went away calmly before the eyes of several police officers who came to the scene in about 20 minutes of the call.
Contacted by IPN for details, press officer of the Comrat Police Inspectorate Oxana Gatsenko said the incident happened on February 1. The police were alerted by employees of the Chirsova mayor’s office, who said that a number of persons got into a fight near the office. It was determined that the fight involved a number of individuals and employees of the local public administration who seriously violated public order.
Legal proceedings were instituted over hooliganism committed by a group of people. An investigation is under way to establish all the circumstances of this case.
