Prosecutor’s Office for organized crime together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the information and security service (SIB) Moldova announced the detention of the suspect in violation of the emergency regime in the country due to the war in Ukraine.
The detainee is charged with propaganda in social networks of the pro -Russian position. In this case, the name of the detainee is not revealed. “The investigation found that a suspect in a state of emergency introduced in the conditions of an armed regional conflict in Ukraine, through the communication channels, which he controls and controls, systematically published and distributed propaganda materials justifying military aggression against Ukraine, which is legally prohibited in the republic of republics Moldova, ”the prosecutor’s office said.
It notes that the suspect was detained for interrogation, the investigation establishes the identity of other persons who distributed through various media, social networks, communication channels “Information for the creation of an emotional climate among the population of an armed conflict”.
Moldova parliament on February 24 introduced a state of emergency for 60 days due to the war in Ukraine. By order of the authorities, access to sites that apply misinformation affecting national security is blocked. The emergency regime also provided the authorities with the right to control the dissemination of information in the media. Among those who fell under these restrictions are television channels that relay programs from Russia.