Victory volunteer handing out St. George ribbons to passers-by. Archive photoCHISINAU, April 29 The head of the Ministry of Justice of Moldova, Sergei Litvinenko, considers the permission to wear the St. George ribbon on the territory of the Gagauz autonomy «dangerous», in connection with which he insists on assessing its legality and challenging it in court. «Decision of the People's Assembly Gagauzia on the permission to wear and store a two-color black and orange ribbon on the territory of Gagauzia contains all the signs of an unlawful act. The act in question is subject to legal control through the territorial office of the state chancellery. You can apply directly to the administrative court with a simultaneous request to suspend the disputed action, «Litvinenko wrote on on his Facebook page*.
Europe cancels the letter ZLitvinenko believes that the adoption of such a law is a «dangerous precedent» that would have the effect of «indirect decriminalization of certain acts authorized by the national legislator St. George ribbon and the symbols V and Z came into force in Moldova on April 20. The St. George ribbon consists of three black and two orange stripes, it is an integral part of many military awards of the Russian Empire, the USSR and the Russian Federation. At the beginning of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine in 2014, this symbol was used by militia fighters and volunteers who fought on the side of the DPR and LPR against the Ukrainian security forces. The Latin letters Z and V are painted on the sides of Russian military equipment participating in the military operation in Ukraine since February 24, 2022. In Russia, the letter Z has already become an unofficial symbol of support for the operation.* An extremist social network banned in Russia
