Marina Tauber. Archival photo CHISINAU, Oct 18 Marina Tauber, leader of the Shor opposition party in Moldova, was transferred from house arrest to judicial control (similar to a written undertaking not to leave the country), a RIA Novosti correspondent reports. On Tuesday, the Chisinau district court is considering the request lawyers to change Tauber's measure of restraint and the prosecutors' motion to extend her house arrest.The ex-president of Moldova accused the prosecutors of protecting the oligarch Plahotniuc «The court partially granted the lawyers' request to change Tauber's preventive measure. A decision was made to transfer her under judicial control for 30 days,» the representative of the court read out the verdict. The politician herself partially welcomed the decision of the court, noting that will seek complete release. «Of course, this is not a final victory, but already a big step forward. We will seek full release, but the current court decision does not prohibit me from participating in protests. This Sunday I will be on the square with the demonstrators» , Tauber said at a court session. In July, the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office of Moldova conducted searches at the homes of activists and supporters of the Shor party in the case of illegal financing, after which the parliament deprived Tauber of parliamentary immunity, and then she was placed under arrest in a pre-trial detention center, which was repeatedly extended . In September, the politician was transferred to house arrest. Members of the political force and its supporters declare the political nature of the case in the context of the persecution of the opposition. The «Shor» party has been holding an indefinite protest action in Chisinau for a month now. The protesters are outraged by the unprecedented increase in prices for gas, other energy resources and food, as well as high inflation and falling living standards. The protesters accuse the authorities of failing to cope with the crisis, point to a record inflation over the past 20 years, which in September amounted to 33.97% on an annualized basis. The country's leadership is criticized for its unwillingness to negotiate better gas prices with Russia, as well as for political pressure on opposition representatives. The US Embassy will hold exercises in the center of Chisinau
