On July 14, Moldova’s Minister of Internal Affairs Anna Revenko resigned. This was announced by the country’s Prime Minister Dorin Recean. According to Moldovan media, along with Anna Revenko, the Minister of Education and Innovation Anatolie Topală and the Minister of Infrastructure Lilia Dabiža also resigned. The Prime Minister of Moldova stated that he would […]
On July 14, Moldova’s Minister of Internal Affairs Anna Revenko resigned. This was announced by the country’s Prime Minister Dorin Recean.
According to Moldovan media, along with Anna Revenko, the Minister of Education and Innovation Anatolie Topală and the Minister of Infrastructure Lilia Dabiža also resigned.
The Prime Minister of Moldova stated that he would propose candidates for new ministers on Monday.
In the wake of the incident at Chișinău Airport, where former Tajik police officer Rustam Ashurov opened fire, Moldovan politicians and experts demanded the resignation of the Minister of Internal Affairs and the country’s border service.
Earlier, at a government meeting, Prime Minister Dorin Recean noted that “on Friday there will be a meeting where difficult decisions will be made following this tragedy.”
On June 30, at Chișinău International Airport, Rustam Ashurov was denied entry into Moldova while crossing the state border. He seized a firearm from the Deputy Head of the Border Service of Moldova at the airport, Sergey Muntianu, shot him and another security service employee. After that, he barricaded himself in the airport building.
During the storming by special forces, he sustained at least ten gunshot wounds and remained unconscious in the hospital under police guard for three days, after which he died.
The law enforcement agencies of Tajikistan claim that Rustam Ashurov is one of the members of an organized criminal group accused of the kidnapping of Shukhrat Ismatulloyev, the first deputy chairman of “Orionbank.” A criminal case has been initiated against Ashurov in Tajikistan, and he has been placed on an international wanted list.
The head of the Main Inspectorate of Police of Moldova reported that “he is a former police officer of Tajikistan, who worked for 7 years in the Ministry of Internal Affairs structures.” According to him, he was dismissed specifically for criminal activities.