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10,000 protest in Moldova over missing $1.5 billion
Want probe into the missing money and for responsible prosecuted
04 October, 16:17
(ANSA-AP) - CHISINAU, Moldova — About 10,000 Moldovans have
staged an anti-government protest, demanding a probe into the up
to $1.5 billion that disappeared from three Moldovan banks last
year. Some protesters scuffled with police and tried to push
their way into Parliament. Protesters gathered in a main square
in the capital, Chisinau, for the fourth consecutive Sunday of
anti-government demonstrations, which began on Sept. 6.
Protesters want a probe into the missing money and for those responsible to be prosecuted. The losses were covered by state reserves in Moldova, one of Europe's poorest countries.
They are also demanding early elections and for the president, the prime minister and others to resign.
On Saturday, two pro-Russian parties erected about 250 tents near Parliament, blocking the capital's main street. They took the tents down Sunday. (ANSA-AP).
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Protesters want a probe into the missing money and for those responsible to be prosecuted. The losses were covered by state reserves in Moldova, one of Europe's poorest countries.
They are also demanding early elections and for the president, the prime minister and others to resign.
On Saturday, two pro-Russian parties erected about 250 tents near Parliament, blocking the capital's main street. They took the tents down Sunday. (ANSA-AP).
