The Moldovan Prosecutor General's Office has started a criminal action into the illicit detention of Corjova Village Mayor Valeriu Mitcul and members of the Village Council Iurie Cotofana and Ilie Coica by the Transnistrian law enforcement. The Office has reported that the incident took place at half past eleven today at ... ...more

Valeriu Mitsu, the mayor of the disputed village of Corjova on the eastern bank of the Nistru, and Iurie Cotsifan, a local councilman, were arrested by the Transnistrian militia for carrying the flag of Moldova at a religious service in remembrance of those who died in the Nistru war. The ... ...more