Activity of the President on June 16–30, 2011

Decrees

Under a presidential decree, the special major-general ranking was awarded to Viorel Chetraru, director of the Centre for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption.

Interim president signed decrees to award the Labour Glory Order to:

Pavel Bodarev, director-general of the limited society Moldauditing;
Ion Talambuta, professor at the Music College Stefan Neaga;
Elena Ciobanu, director-general of the joint stock society Aeroport Catering.

Sittings. Statements

Sitting of national council for law enforcement reform

Interim president chaired a sitting of the national council for law enforcement reform, which heard reports by reform-covered institutions: Ministry of Justice, Superior Council of Magistracy, Prosecutor-General’s Office, Interior Ministry and Centre for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption. The sitting brought together representatives of diplomatic missions and international organisations to Moldova. The next sitting is expected to discuss the process of reformation and optimisation of the judiciary, with the Justice Ministry being set to table a draft judiciary reformation strategy, so that to deliver it to the Parliament in order to adopt it by October 2011. If it respects the action plan, Moldova could enjoy a 60-million-euro support starting next year to reform law enforcement organs.

The interim chief of state convoked officials of the Emergency Situations Service, Hidrometeo and Ministry of Economy, hearing reports concerning consequences of natural disasters and actions taken to redress the situation after heavy rains and storms. Officials from the Ministry of Economy assured that they are doing their best to reconnect about 10 localities to electricity networks. Marian Lupu instructed competent authorities to remedy consequences of heavy rains and storms as soon as possible and to inform him regarding the taken actions with regularity.

Comments on arrest of Russian blogger

Moldova’s interim president commented the arrest of Russian citizen Eduard Bagirov, giving green light to repeat demands by journalists. Marian Lupu said that the arrest of Bagirov rests with the exclusive competence of law bodies and any comments made before establishing the circumstances are inappropriate. Lupu stressed that those in charge with investigating the case carry a maximal responsibility and must report the reasons of this arrest within legal terms, as soon as possible, in order to prevent any speculations and to avoid inciting spirits.

Amnesty request

Marian Lupu submitted an official appeal to the Justice Ministry to work out a draft law on amnesty, on occasion of the 20th anniversary of independence of the Republic of Moldova. Guided by humanism principles, the interim chief of state says that a law on amnesty would be welcome, as similar laws were adopted on the 5th and 10th anniversaries of independence of the Republic of Moldova. A special attention will be granted to attenuation of sanctions received by pregnant convicts and female inmates who have children or look after invalids, old or disabled female inmates, as well as other categories of female convicts who deserve a shortened jail terms; they will be selected among all categories of convicts liable to amnesty. Once worked out, the draft law on amnesty will be delivered to the Parliament in order to examine it.

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