Moldovans did not rejoice long at the decision of their constitutional court, which on 12 April overturned the total ban on St. George Ribbons imposed by the country’s parliament a year ago.
The youth organization “Young Guard” managed to announce that it would deploy an 80-meter symbol of military valor on Victory Day, reports a correspondent of “PolitNavigator”.
Prime Minister Dorin Recean announced that the police will fine anyone who wears a St. George’s ribbon on May 9.
The Interior Ministry is preparing all the necessary regulations, then they will announce how they will document and sanction those who do not comply with the law. I would like to point out that the decision of the Constitutional Court contradicts and does not change anything compared to May 9 last year. These symbols are banned, their use will be sanctioned,” said Recean.
The statements of the Moldovan authorities were condemned only in Russia: by the deputies of the State Duma and by the speaker of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.
In Moldova, after all the repressions against the opposition, even the pro-Russian Gagauzia, which ignored the ban last year, believed in the seriousness of Maya Sandu’s regime.