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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 CHISINAU 000295 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL:04/10/19 TAGS: PGOV, PREL, PHUM, EU, MD SUBJECT:

Preedintele solicit renumrarea voturilori d vina pe opoziie pentru violene

1. (C) Rezumat: n cadrul unei ntlni din 10 aprilie, cu preedintele Vladimir Voronin,Ambasadorul Asif Chaudhry a vorbit despre ngrijorarea Guvernului Statelor Unite referitor laarestrile protestatarilor, maltratri de jurnaliti, ameninrile de exmatriculare a elevilor dincoal pentru participarea la demonstraii anti-guvernamentale i presiuni exercitate asupra

profesorilor care-i convingeau pe elevi s participe la proteste. Ambasadorul a subliniatimportana libertii de exprimare declarnd drept inacceptabil aplicarea oricrei forme de

violen pentru exprimarea opiniei. Preedintele Voronin a acuzat opoziia pentru planificareaprotestelor violente i pentru c nu a ateptat numrarea voturilor. El a fost suspicios cu privire laimplicarea unor state strine. Pentru a iei din impasul actual, preedintele a solicitatrenumrarea complet a voturilor. Voronin a declarat c nu are nici o informaie despre

jurnalitii atacai i a spus c toi minorii arestai au fost eliberai pe 10 aprilie. Preedintele adeclarat c legislaia prevede constituirea organelor legislative i executive pn pe 7 iunie.

2. (C) Reacia Guvernului Republicii Moldova la protestele violente din 7 aprilie nu a fostexcesiv, a declarat Ambasadorul. Cu toate acestea, n ziua a doua i a treia a protestelor (8-9aprilie), jurnalitii au fost btui, iar studeni arestai. Suntem ngrijorai de aplicarea unor msuridure mpotriva mass-media, ameninrile guvernului moldovean de a expulza studenii i

presiuni guvernamentale asupra profesorilor obligndu-i s conving elevii s nu participe lademonstraii. Ambasadorul a precizat c guvernul american nu accept violena, dar, deasemenea, crede n libertatea de exprimare. Arestrile trebuiesc oprite, a declarat ambasadorul.

3. (C) Liderii opoziiei susin c a avut loc votul. Ambasadorul a cerut preedintelui s gseasco cale pentru a legitima alegerile.

4. (C) Ambasadorul a recunoscut c va fi foarte dificil, dar guvernul trebuie s gseasc unechilibru pe de o parte s permit oamenilor s se exprime i pe de alta s previn violena.Ambasadorul a insistat ca guvernul i opoziia s coopereze pentru a gsi o cale constructiv.

Voronin acuz opoziia

5. (C) Diplomatul american a reamintit c programul "Provocrile Mileniului" ar putea fipericlitat din cauza recentelor evenimente. Preedintele d toat vina pe opoziie.

6. (C) Voronin a spus c a fost impresionat de faptul c Statele Unite nu au fost indifereni fade evenimente recente din Moldova, spre deosebire de "structurile europene", care au fost supuseunei "critici obiective". Preedintele a spus c opoziia a nceput protestele violente i a fostvinovat de distrugerea cldirilor Preediniei i Parlamentului. Guvernul a avut dovezi copoziia a planificat demonstraii nainte de ziua alegerilor. Cu o lun nainte de ziua votrii,

opoziia a vorbit despre fraude, a remarcat Preedintele. Amploarea protestelor a fost neateptat,i foarte surprinztoare, a mai adugat Preedintele. Protestele au avut loc, indiferent deevaluarea pozitiv a alegerilor din partea observatorilor internaionali.

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7. (C) Preedintele a declarat c guvernul a depistat trei tipuri de grupuri sociale care au fostimplicate n proteste: copii (liceeni), studeni i fore care reprezint elemente criminale i cvasi-criminale. Guvernul moldovean avea n posesie imagini video de bun calitate n care puteau fivzute persoane care au deteriorat cldirile oficiale. Guvernul va identifica vinovaii i le va

aduce n faa justiiei, a promis preedintele.

8. (C) Voronin a menionat c guvernul moldovean are dovezi de implicarea n protesteleviolente a "statelor strine". El a presupus c s-a dorit un "scenariu vechi" al revoluiilor colorate,care ns a euat n cazul Moldovei. "Cei care au dorit o revoluie colorat nu au calculat corect",a declarat Voronin.

Prinii i profesorii poart responsabilitatea

11. (C) Vorbind despre protestatarii tineri, Voronin a spus c prinii i profesorii poartresponsabilitatea principal n supravegherea vieii copiilor lor. El a spus c guvernul tie despreacei profesori care i-au ncurajat n mod direct sau indirect pe elevi s prseasc instituiile denvmnt pentru a participa la demonstraii. Acei profesori care au instigat minori s ias la

proteste vor fi pedepsii n conformitate cu legea, a declarat Voronin, pentru c au riscat cuvieile copiilor. Voronin a adugat c guvernul nu va expulza, probabil, elevii, dac acetia nu au

participat la atacurile violente mpotriva cldirilor prezideniali parlamentar.

Atacurile asupra jurnalitilor

12. (C) Voronin prea nedumerit cnd ambasadorul a abordat problema jurnalitilor arestai i

btui. Preedintele a primit toate rapoartele poliiei i nu tia de nici un atac asupra jurnalitilor.El a afirmat categoric, din numele guvernului, c nici un "jurnalist nu a fost atacat sau mpiedicats lucreze." El a telefonat unui consilier care i-a confirmat cele declarate. Atunci cnd i s-a pus nfa un raport despre jurnalitii de la "Jurnal de Chiinu", preedintele a declarat c acetia

posibil au fost atacai de protestatari. Domnul Mtsaru a ncercat s-i atace pe jurnaliti i a fostarestat la dou ore dup eveniment, a remarcat Preedintele.

Arestrile minorilor

13. (c) Cnd ambasadorul l-a ntrebat despre minorii care au fost arestai, Preedintele l-ainformat pe diplomatul american c toi minorii au fost eliberai pe 9 aprilie chiar n prezena

prinilor lor. Prinii ar trebui s-i verifice pe copiii lor ca acetia s nu ias noaptea, a declaratpreedintele Voronin.

Comentarii

16. (C) Preedintele Vladimir Voronin a inventat multe lucruri. Opoziia a planificat proteste iviolenele din timp. Guvernele rilor strine au fost implicate n demonstraii. Liderii opoziieiau acionat incorect pentru a contesta rezultatele alegerilor. Prinii i profesorii au fost

responsabili pentru aciunile copiilor lor. Atacurile violente mpotriva cldirilor Parlamentului iPreediniei au fost odioase. nelegerea lui Voronin a principiilor democratice este una limitat.Ideea c guvernul poart responsabilitatea de prevenire a violenelor n conformitate cu normele

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legale, dari de crearea unui mediu prielnic pentru libertatea ntrunirilori exprimrii nu faceparte din psihologia btrnului.Instinctele vechi de control guvernamental i presiune, folosirea agenilor serviciilor deinformaii pentru intimidarea cadrelor didactice n supravegherea studenilor, arestarea

protestatarilor panici fr vre-un motiv legal, i acuzaiile aduse elementelor strine pentruproblemele create n ar prevaleaz n concepiile lui Voronin i ali oficiali guvernamentali de

vrst mai naintat.

17. (C) Btrnul Voronin prea obosit n timpul ntrevederii. Uneori discursul su era lipsit desens, mai ales atunci cnd a vorbit oarecum incoerent despre revoluii colorate care au euat nRepublica Moldova. Spre sfritul conversaiei peste o ori jumtate, preedintele a nceput svorbeasc n limba rus, fr s observe.

18. (C) El ne-a spus c i-a cerut ministrului de Externe s solicite bani de la Uniunea Europeanpentru a acoperi costul de 15-20 milioane de dolari pentru reparaia cldirilor distruse.Preedintele se pare c nu contientiza c aciunile guvernamentale n timpul protestelor -arestarea protestatarilor panici, folosirea serviciului de informaii pentru a intimida profesori,

ameninarea prinilor pentru aciunile copiilor lor, ameninarea efilor instituiilor de nvmntcu pierderea locurilor de munc, atacurile asupra jurnalitilor, forarea angajailorguvernamentali de a participa la mitinguri pro-guvernamentale, picteaz o imagine a unui guvernnedemocratic n relaia cu muli dintre cetenii si. Republica Moldova se pare c s-a ndeprtati mai mult n a deveni un stat european modern, de aderarea la UE, dect acum o sptmn.

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CONFIDENTIALSECTION01OF03CHISINAU000295SIPDISE.O.12958:DECL:04/10/19

TAGS:PGOV,PREL,PHUM,EU,MDSUBJECT:

PresidentCallsforFullVoteRecount,BlamesOppositionforViolence1.(C)

Summary:InameetingonApril10withPresidentVladimirVoronin,AmbassadorChaudhry

statedUSGconcernsaboutarrestsofprotestors,beatingsofjournalists,threatstoexpel

studentsfromschoolforparticipatinginanti-governmentdemonstrationsearlierintheweek

andpressureonteacherstokeepstudentsawayfromprotests.TheAmbassadorstressedthe

importanceoffreedomofexpressionandspokeagainstanyviolentexpressionofopinion.

PresidentVoroninblamedtheoppositionforplanningtheviolentprotestsandfornotwaiting

untilvoteswerefullytalliedtocomplain.Hewassuspiciousabouttheinvolvementofforeign

states.Togetbeyondthecurrentimpasse,thePresidentcalledforafullrecountofthevotes.

Voroninsaidhehadnoinformationaboutjournalistsbeingattackedandnotedminorswhohad

beenarrestedhadbeenreleasedonApril10.ThePresidentsaidthelawstipulatedthatthenewlegislativeandexecutivebrancheswouldhavetobeconstitutedbyJune7.Endsummary.

AmbassadorExpressesUSGConcerns

2.(C)TheMoldovangovernment(GOM)reactiontotheviolentprotestsontheTuesday,April

7,wasnotexcessive,theAmbassadornoted.Onthesecondandthirddayoftheprotests(April

8-9),however,journalistswerebeatenandstudentswerearrested,theAmbassadorstated.We

haveconcernsaboutharshmeasuresagainstmedia,GOMthreatstoexpelstudents,and

governmentalpressureonteacherstostoptheirstudentsfromparticipatingindemonstrations,

theAmbassadorcontinued.TheAmbassadormadeclearthattheUSGdoesnotsupport

violence,butalsobelievesinfreedomofexpression.Thearrestsshouldstop,theAmbassadorstated.

3.(C)Oppositionleadersclaimedthatmultiplevotinghadtakenplacebyoneperson,the

Ambassadornoted.HeurgedthePresidenttofindawaytolegitimizetheelections.

4.(C)TheAmbassadorrecognizedthatitwashardbutgovernmentmustfindabalance

betweenallowingpeopletoexpressthemselvesandpreventingviolence.Heurgedthatthe

governmentandoppositioncooperatetofindawayforwardconstructively.

5.(C)TheAmericandiplomatremindedthePresidentthattheUSG'sMillenniumChallengeCorporation'scompactprogramcouldbejeopardizedbytherecentevents.PresidentLaysall

BlameonPoliticalOpposition

6.(C)VoroninsaidhewasimpressedthattheU.S.hadnotbeenindifferenttorecenteventsin

Moldova,unlike"Europeanstructures"whichdeservedthePresident's"objectivecriticism."

ThePresidenttoldtheAmbassadorthattheoppositionhadstartedtheviolentprotestsand

weretoblameforthedestructioninthepresidencyandparliamentarybuildings.The

governmenthadevidencethattheoppositionhadplannedthedemonstrationsbeforeelection

day.Evenamonthbeforevotingdaytheoppositionhadbeentalkingaboutfraud,the

Presidentnoted.Thescaleandresultsoftheprotestswereunexpected,andmostsurprising,

thePresidentadded,theprotestshadtakenplaceregardlessofinternationalobservers'

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positiveevaluationoftheelections.

7.(C)ThePresidentsaidthatgovernmentobservedthreesetsofpeoplewhohadbeeninvolved

withtheprotests:children(note:meaninghighschoolers),universitystudentsand"forces

representingcriminalandquasi-criminalelements."TheGOMhadgood-qualityvideoofthe

peoplewhohaddamagedthepresidentialofficebuilding.Thegovernmentwouldidentifythe

culpritsandbringthemtojustice,thePresidentpromised.

8.(C)VoroninmentionedthattheGOMhadevidencethat"foreignstates"werealsoinvolved

intheviolentprotests.Healsomusedthatthe"oldscenario"ofthecolorrevolutionshad

workedseveralyearsago,butnotinMoldova'scase."Thosewhowantedacolorrevolution

didn'tcalculatecorrectly,"Voroninstated.

9.(C)TheoppositionshouldhavewaiteduntiltheCentralElectionCommission(CEC)had

concludeditsvotecountandthenpresenteditscomplaintstotheCEC,theAppealsCourtand

theConstitutionalCourt,asthelawstipulatedincaseofelectoralproblems.Instead,the

Presidentsaid,theoppositionsaidnothingtothegovernmentorCEC.OnlyaftertheymetwiththePresidentonApril7didtheoppositionleaders(oftheLiberalDemocraticParty,PLDM,the

LiberalParty,PL,andtheOurMoldovaAlliance,AMN)presenttheircomplaintstotheCEC.

PresidentCallsforFullVoteRecount

10.(C)Inanycase,Voronincontinued,hehadappealedtodaytotheconstitutionalcourtto

recountallthevotes,"all100percentofthem,"hestressed."Wewouldhavetakenthis

decisiononthefirstday(oftheprotests),buttheoppositionneededthepretext,"thePresident

averred.

Teachers,ParentsShouldControlStudents

11.(C)Speakingoftheyoungprotestors,Voroninsaidparentsandteachershadprimary

responsibilitytocontroltheirchildren.Hesaidthatthegovernmentknewofteacherswhohad

directlyandindirectlyencouragedtheirstudentstoleaveschoolforthedemonstrations.Those

teacherswhoinstigatedminor-agestudentstoprotestwouldbepunishedinconformitywith

thelaw,Voroninstated,becausetheyhadriskedthelivesofthechildren.Voroninaddedthat

thegovernmentwouldlikelynotexpelthestudents,iftheyhadnotparticipatedintheviolent

attacksagainstthepresidentialandparliamentarybuildings.

AttacksonJournalists

12.(C)VoroninseemedpuzzledwhentheAmbassadorraisedtheissueofjournalistsbeing

arrestedandbeaten.Hehadreceivedallthepolicereportsandknewofnoattackagainst

journalists.Hecategoricallystated,onbehalfofthegovernment,that"nojournalistswere

attackedorpreventedfromworking."Heturnedtoanaideandaskedfurtherabouttheclaim.

Whentheaidenotedamediareportabout"JurnaldeChisinau"(Moldovanindependent

newspaper)journalists,thePresidentconcludedthatthejournalistsmusthavebeenattacked

bythedemonstrators.AMr.Matasari(notfurtheridentified)triedtobeatupjournalists,the

Presidentnoted,andwasarrestedtwohoursaftertheevent.

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13.(C)WhentheAmbassadoraskedaboutminorswhohadbeenarrested,thePresident

informedtheAmericandiplomatthatallminorshadbeenreleasedyesterday(April9)intothe

handsoftheirparents.Parentsshouldhavecontrolledtheirchildrenandnotallowedtheirkids

togooutatnight,thePresidentrestated.FormationofNewParliament,Government

14.(C)Thinkingaheadtotheformationofanewgovernment,VoroninsaidhewasconcernedabouthowhisPartyofCommunists(PCRM)wouldworkwiththeoppositioninParliament

duringthenextfouryears.TheoppositionwouldblamethePCRMoffraudandthePCRM

wouldfocusontheviolentevents.Theconstructiveworkofthelegislaturewouldnotbedone.

Voroninsuggestedanequitableapproachtoworkingwiththeopposition.If,forexample,the

recountresultedinthesamepercentagesofseatsinParliament--60percentforthePCRMand

40percentforthecombined(PLDM,PLandAMN)opposition--thenhewouldproposethatthe

PCRMhold60percentoftheparliamentaryleadershipandcommitteepositionsandthe

opposition40percent.

15.(C)VoronindiscussedthetimelinefortheformationofParliamentandtheexecutivebranch.Accordingtothelaw,Voroninexplained,thefirstparliamentarysessionshouldbeheld

onemonthaftertheelections,byMay5.Arecountof1.6millionvotescouldtakeaweekor10

days,thePresidentsaid,inwhichcasetheMay5datecouldslipbyaweekormore.All

procedurestoinstallanewParliament,chooseanewPresidentandconstituteanewexecutive

branch(PrimeMinisterandotherMinisters)neededtooccurbyJune7,thePresidentsaid.

Comment

16.(C)PresidentVoroninhadhismindmadeup.Theoppositionplannedtheprotestsand

violenceinadvance.Foreigngovernmentswereinvolvedinthedemonstrations.Opposition

leadersactedincorrectlytocontesttheresultsoftheelections.Parentsandteacherswereresponsibleforcontrollingtheirchildren.TheviolentattacksagainsttheParliamentand

Presidencybuildingswereabhorrent.Voronin'sunderstandingofdemocraticprinciplesis

limited.Theideathatgovernmenthastheresponsibilitytopreventviolenceaccordingtolegal

normsandalsotocreateawelcomingenvironmentforfreedomofassemblyandofexpression

isnotpartoftheoldman'spsychology.Oldinstinctsofgovernmentalcontrolandpressure,of

usingintelligenceoperativestointimidateteachersintocontrollingthemovementofstudents,

ofarrestingpeacefulprotestorsoronlookerswithoutlegalcause,andofblamingforeign

elementsforproblemsprevailinVoroninandotheroldergenerationgovernmentalofficials.

17.(C)Speakingofoldman,Voroninseemedtiredduringthemeeting.Attimeshemadelittlesense,aswhenhetalkedinsomewhatramblingfashionaboutcolorrevolutionsthatdidn't

workinMoldova.Towardtheendofthehour-and-a-halfconversationthePresidentlapsedinto

Russian,seeminglywithoutnoticingthathehadswitchedawayfromMoldovan.

18.(C)HetoldusthathehadaskedtheForeignMinistertorequestmoneyfromtheEuropean

Uniontocoverthe15-20milliondollarcostoffixingthedamagedparliamentaryand

presidentialbuildings.ThePresidentdoesn'tseemawarethatgovernmentalactionsonthe

marginsoftheprotests--arrestingpeacefulprotestorsonthemarginsofthecrowd,usingthe

intelligenceservicetointimidateteachers,chastisingparentsfornotcontrollingtheirchildren,

threateningeducationalleaderswithjoblossforallowingstudentstoprotest,beatingupjournalists,forcinggovernmentworkerstoshowupatpro-governmentrallies--arepaintinga

pictureofanundemocraticgovernmentoutoftouchwithmanyofitscitizens.Moldovaseems

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furtherawayfrombecomingamodernEuropeanstate,inlineforEUmembership,thanitwasa

weekago.