Experts do not rule out the possibility of provocations during the large-scale protest that is to be mounted by the Civic Platform “Dignity and Truth” on October 4. Related statements were made in the talk show “Fabrika” on Publika TV channel, IPN reports.
Sergiu Ostaf, executive director of the Resource Center for Human Rights, considers the police possess information about possible provocations. “I was surprised by Renato Usatyi’s announcement that their protest was put off. He not only once used different situations to instigate. I see the police also learned the lesson of ‘April 7’ and I welcome the activism of the police. They probably know something. There are interpretations about possible destabilization of the situation,” he stated.
Political analyst Roman Mihaes also considers provocations are possible. “There are many extremist organizations that have agents in Moldova too. Under the law on parties, if the political organization becomes involved in acts of violence, it is suspended. I think that Usatyi knows something and refrains so as to be able to take part in the future elections. The same is true about the Socialists. One of the TV channels that support the Platform “Dignity and Truth” makes use of aggressive messages that instigate violence. Some of the protesters could yield up,” he said.
Media analyst Cristian Tabara drew an analogy with the protests in Romania. “Experience shows that many peaceful protests were thwarted by groups of instigators. It happened so in Timisoara in 1989 and then at the mines. The situation was similar in Chisinau on April 7, 2009. If the two parties of the left withdraw from the active protests this Sunday, there are reasonable suspicions that the peaceful protests could deteriorate,” he said.
