Anatolie Tofan gives up CMC post

Anatolie Tofan, who won a seat in the Chisinau Municipal Council (CMC) on the Communist Party's slate in the recent local elections, is renouncing the post, he announced in a press statement, Info-Prim Neo reports. “I declare that I personally and the PCRM have been the target of a dirty and despicable attack, which aimed at intoxicating and manipulating the public opinion and at denigrating the PCRM team and its candidate for Mayor of Chisinau. I decided to renounce the post so as not to damage the image of the PCRM team and of the party itself”, reads the statement, Anatolie Tofan further stated that he would sue those responsible for the serious damages brought to his dignity and reputation. During the election campaign preceding the mayoral runoff in Chisinau, the Liberal Party claimed that Anatolie Tofan had been convicted to 10 years in prison for raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl 23 years ago. The victim's mother confirmed the information at a subsequent news conference. Anatolie Tofan denied the allegations.