The Moldovan police intervened against the alleged Russian interference in the elections. 74 people suspected of planning violent unrest were detained.
On Monday, the Moldovan authorities made 250 raids and detained 74 people who allegedly planned to stimulate “mass riots” and destabilize the country with Russia’s support. This is happening in the period before the parliamentary elections in Moldova and President Maia Sandu accuses Russia of interference with the elections, TASR reports according to AP and Reuters reports.
The raids focused on more than 100 people and took place in several places across the country, the police said. 74 people were detained to stay in custody for 72 hours, said the Moldovan prosecutor Victor Furtuna.
The plan allegedly managed the Kremlin
The Moldovan police claim that the conspiracy “coordinated the Russian Federation through criminal components”. Furtuna made it clear that most suspects “systematically traveled” to Serbia, where they completed training. These were people aged 19 to 45.
Moldovans will vote for the next Sunday for the 101-member parliament in the elections, which may also influence the country’s journey to the European Union. Sandu accused Russia on Monday of spending hundreds of millions of euros to influence them, Reuters writes.
Accusations of spreading riots
“The Kremlin spends hundreds of millions of euros on the purchase of hundreds of thousands of votes on both banks of the Nisteri River and abroad,” said the President in the video published on the Internet. “People are drunk every day. Hundreds of people are paid to cause riots, violence and spread fear,” says Moldovan leader according to Reuters.
Russia denied interference in the internal affairs of Moldova.
