The Institute for the Investigation of the Crimes of Communism, request to Nicușor Dan for the post-mortem decoration of Rodica Coposu. “A moral debt”
Steluţa Lucia Rodica Coposu Photo: Corneliu Coposu Foundation
The Institute for the Investigation of the Crimes of Communism and the Memory of the Romanian Exile (IICCMER) will send Monday to the Presidency of Romania “an official request such as Mrs. Lucia Rodica Coposu, the sister of the political personality Corneliu Coposu, a victim of communist totalitarianism, to be decorated post-mortem”, according to the announcement, according to the announcement.
“Through this initiative, the institution expresses its respect and recognition for Mrs. Coposu's remarkable contribution in preserving and promoting the memory of the victims of the communist regime, as well as for her involvement for justice and dignity,” said Iiccmer.
Steluţa Lucia Rodica Coposu, the sister of the former peasant leader and the president of the “Corneliu Coposu” Foundation, died on Thursday morning, at the age of 92.
“A form of moral repair”
IICCMER believes that the decoration of Rodica Coposu would be a “sign of recognition of its merits and its contribution to strengthening democratic values.”
“In the name of these values and of the national memory, the Institute for the Investigation of the Crimes of Communism sends the President of Romania, Nicușor Dan, the request to analyze the possibility of giving Mrs. Steluța Licia Coposu a post-mortem decoration, as a sign of recognition of its merits and its contribution to the consolidation and a form of the democratic values, The sufferings of the supporters of the democratic values, as was Corneliu Coposu, during the illegitimate regime and a communist criminal ”, the statement said.
The executive president of IICCMER, Florin-Daniel Șandru, described the approach as “an expression of the values in which the Institute also believes of respect for the sacrifices and sufferings of the supporters of freedom and justice, as well as a recognition of the special role that the Coposu family had in the struggle for freedom and democracy”.
“We consider that this approach represents a moral debt and, at the same time, an important step in the process of consolidating national memory, in the spirit of democratic values and respect for those who have suffered for freedom. We intend that, through actions, we will continue the mission to keep the memory of the victims of communism and to present the historical truth,” the historical truth, “
