Seven policemen battered a student

A student of the State University of Moldova (USM) alleges that 7 policemen beat him up in the park neighboring the City’s Gates. The student is decided to address his complaints even to the European Court for Human Rights, in case the policemen elude punishment. Veaceslav Cernomorcenco, a second-year student of the International Relations Department of USM, alleged that he was attacked by policemen after he has tried to stop them from beating a woman. According to the student, on Saturday, he was invited to a picnic, around 18.00. On his arrival, he has witnessed how several policemen were beating a woman. He intervened, but the policemen took him away by force and beat him black and blue. Veaceslav Cernomorenco noted that the consequences of this treatment were examined and certified by a forensic expert. On Tuesday, he addressed a complaint to the Prosecution Office of the Buiucani district and decided to reach even the ECHR in case the instance of Moldova does not found the policemen guilty. The interim Commissar of the Botanica district, Grigore Copiimulti, refused to comment on this case. In the first three months of this year, the subdivisions of the Ministry of Interior dismissed 41 policemen – 29 for violating the discipline, 1 for discrediting the police and 11 due to their own penal proceedings.