PL concerned about human rights violations during electoral campaign

The closer the election day, the more serious are the abuses and violations of the human rights in Moldova, Stefan Uratu, who is a candidate on the electoral list of the Liberal Party (PL), said at a news conference on Thursday, Info-Prim Neo reports. According to Uratu, the Communist authorities infringe the rights of the citizens. “The law enforcement bodies engaged in the electoral campaign by the Party of Communists manipulate the budget-paid employees into going to meetings with Communist candidates held at tens of kilometers away in order to create the impression that the current government is massively supported by the population,” Uratu said. He also said that the budget-paid employees are obliged not only to come to these meetings, but also to bring at least 2-3 persons with them. Otherwise, they would be dismissed. The opening of legal cases against the disloyal ones is the most often used harassment method, Stefan Uratu said. Uratu expressed his indignation at the fact that Prime Minister Zinaida Greceanai, who did not resign from the post for the period of the electoral campaign, cannot be found by the people on the fixed meeting days as she is campaigning. “Dozens of persons complain that they spend many days and much money to come to Chisinau to meet the Premier, but they cannot meet her because “she is on field trips and can be seen on TV.” The rights of the detainees are also not respected, Stefan Uratu said. “The people in penitentiaries are beaten and tortured. Their complaints to the prison administrators are not examined, while the complaints to courts are censured,” Uratu said. According to the PL, at least three prisoners died last month after subjected to inhuman treatment, with the state authorities remaining indifferent.