Former Moldovan President Igor Dodon. Archive photoCHISINAU, June 21 In Chisinau, in front of the courthouse, where a decision is made on a measure of restraint for ex-president of Moldova Igor Dodon, a rally of his supporters is taking place, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. The demonstrators demand the resignation of President Maia Sandu — political opponent of Dodon, a fair court decision, the release of a politician. The rally is peaceful, the police do not interfere with the actions of the demonstrators.Dodon announced the preparation of the military annexation of Moldova to Romania «You do not need to be an expert in jurisprudence to understand that this case is exclusively political in nature. The opposition is holding protests against rising prices. The authorities are afraid of a nationwide revolt. Therefore, they put pressure on opposition leaders in this way» Deputy of Parliament Bogdan Tsyrdya told a RIA Novosti correspondent. Previously, Dodon headed the Party of Socialists. On May 24, employees of the anti-corruption prosecutor's office detained Dodon, whom the authorities suspect of passive corruption, illegal enrichment, financing the party through a criminal organization and betrayal of the motherland. Searches and investigative measures were carried out in the house of the former leader. The next day, formal charges were brought against him, the prosecutor's office insisted on a preliminary arrest for 30 days, but the court ruled that Dodon would spend this period under house arrest. The prosecutor's office and the lawyers of the ex-president himself protested this decision, but the Appeals Chamber upheld the decision of the court of first instance. On June 16, the prosecutor's office brought charges of complicity in illegal enrichment to the ex-president's wife, Galina Dodon. Earlier, Dodon, through his lawyers, said on social networks that he had evidence of his innocence. The politician regarded the actions of law enforcement agencies and his detention as «a political matter that is sewn with white threads.» The politician called on supporters of the Socialist Party to support the protests, he expressed confidence that the opposition «with a firm position and courage» will put in place and «eliminate, if the citizens so demand, the regime that destroys Moldova» of the ruling party «Action and Solidarity».
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