The Serbia police announce the arrest of some suspects accused of having trained Moldovan and Romanian protesters in battle tactics, before the elections of the Republic of Moldova
Police and law enforcement in Serbia (photo: Marko Drobnjakovic / AP / Profimedia)
On Friday, the Serbian police arrested two persons accused of organizing training sessions for protesters on the Police confrontation tactics, in the perspective of the parliamentary elections on Sunday in the Republic of Moldova, AFP reports.
Identified only with initials and birth data, the two arrested persons are accused of organizing and funding these training sessions, near the city of Loznica in western Serbia, according to the police.
The training sessions would have taken place between July 16 and September 12, being frequented by 150 to 170 Moldovans and Romanians, the Serbian police said in a statement.
The president of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, accused Russia of paying “hundreds of people” to destabilize the Republic of Moldova before the elections.
On Monday, the Moldovan authorities announced the arrest of 74 people involved in a program of training of Moldovan protesters in Serbia.
“More than 100 Moldovans have been trained in Serbia by Russian instructors in violent tactics against police and the use of firearms,” X wrote on Monday, Presidential Councilor for National Security in the Republic of Moldova, Stanislav Secieru.
Dozens of people detained in the Republic of Moldova, after a wave of searches before the parliamentary elections. “The suspects were to participate, after training in Serbia, in mass -disorderly coordinated disorder” / Igor Dodon announced that “a few colleagues” were raised
Located between Ukraine – invaded by Russia, and Romania – a member of the European Union, the Republic of Moldova has repeatedly denounced the interference of Russia during the pre -election period.
Serbia, candidate for EU accession, maintains close ties with the Kremlin and refused to impose sanctions against Russia after the war triggered in Ukraine.
During the searches carried out in the suspect's apartments, the police confiscated laptops, phones and a radio frequency detection device. A suspect had a gun.
The suspects are expected to be accused of organizing and participating in an armed conflict in a foreign country, notes AFP.
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