Chisinau side asks political representative on behalf of Tiraspol to unconditionally release Moldovan journalist

Chisinau, 24 January /MOLDPRES/ - Given the illegal detention by representatives of the so-called power wielding structures of the Transnistrian region of journalist Viorica Tataru, an emergency notification was submitted to the political representative in the process of negotiations on Transnistrian settlement on behalf of Tiraspol, with the demand to immediately release the journalist and allow her return to the right bank of Dniester in safety, the Reintegration Policies Bureau has reported.   

The Moldovan side reiterated the call to ensure the free access to the region of journalists from the right bank of Dniester, in conditions similar given to the ones from the Transnistrian region, who can access and cover the events taking place in the constitutionally controlled perimeter, without obstacles and conditionings.  

This revolting case was brought in the focus of the OSCE Mission in Moldova and the relevant foreign partners, with the request to take all measures possible, in order to persuade Tiraspol to give up abuses and provocations, to fairly observe the rights and freedoms of all mass media representatives, to contribute to the unconditional release of journalist Viorica Tataru and her safe return to the right bank of Dniester.