President Maia Sandu considers April 7 will never be an ordinary day in the Republic of Moldova. On this day in 2009, thousands of people took to the streets to demand freedom and democracy and changed the course of history. “The crimes of April 7, 2009, which had been ignored for many years, are waiting to be solved, testing people’s patience. The judgment day will come yet,” President Sandu said in a message that is quoted by IPN.

“April 7, 2009 made us more involved, more courageous, more active citizens. Even if the next years tested our strength, we knew to defend our freedom and didn’t allow Moldova to fall into dictatorship. With determination and courage, we managed to take out country back. We are now building in Moldova a correct and efficient state that respects and defends its citizens, that does not lie to them and does not rob them,” stated Maia Sandu.



The official noted the government started to bring things at the state institutions in order. It initiated the judicial system reform and the reform of the prosecution service. This will help to clear the state of corrupt persons and of criminals.

“We have yet to cover a long road and, even if the multiple crises of the last few years – the pandemic, the soaring prices, the war in Ukraine – hamper us in our efforts, we go on. We work daily to transform the Republic of Moldova into a country for the people.”



In a large-scale protest on April 7, 2009, the people, who were mostly young, expressed their dissatisfaction with the results of the April 5 parliamentary elections that were won by the Communists. Both civilians and police officers were hurt when the protest denigrated into a riot. Valeriu Boboc, a young man who was beaten in the central square of Chisinau, died. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, after the events of April 2009, persons who said that they suffered as a result of the actions of the police submitted 77 complaints. A total of 108 criminal cases were started as a result, primarily over the use of torture and abuse of power.