Civil Society Congress to follow money designed for flood victims

The Civil Society Congress created a commission to monitor how the money intended for flood victims is used. The members of the organization said they are determined to accomplish their mission even if the Ministry of Finance advised them not to get involved. “We will anyway find ways to get at the truth,” the Congress' coordinator Iurii Parfionov said in a news conference on August 24, quoted by Info-Prim Neo. Parfionov said the money collected for flood victims goes into the pockets of politicians. The Congress' member Valerii Mihailiuc shared this opinion. He considers the 560 houses promised by the authorities will not be built by winter. Another coordinator of the Congress, Serghei Danail said the September 5 referendum will be fixed and the outcome of the presidential elections is already known. “They placed a lot of election posters as they are convinced they will win,” he said. The Civil Society Congress believes only about 20% of Moldova's population will take part in the referendum. The representatives of the Congress said the present administration did nothing to improve the state of affairs during eleven months. “The prices of the products went up, the jobless rate is higher, while exports decreased,” said Iurie Parfionov. Founded in January 2009, the Civil Society Congress embraces 35 public associations, including from Transnistria and Gagauzia.