Chisinau. Lawyer Ion Dron maintains that the case of his customer Sergiu Mocanu, the leader of the Popular Action Movement and former Adviser-at-Large to President Vladimir Voronin, has been obviously fabricated because the prosecution has not yet provided whatever evidence of what Mocanu is being charged of – involvement into the April 7 disturbances in Chisinau.

Chisinau. The Parliament-90 Association, uniting the deputies of the independent Republic of Moldova’s first parliament (1990-1994), are proposing to convoke a Great National Assembly on August 29, i.e. on the 20th anniversary of the first such all-nation rally that took place in Chisinau’s namesake central square on August 29, 1989.

Chisinau. The Neaos company will help Moldovan farmers to acquire agricultural machinery from the John Deere company (the USA). In April Neaos received the status of the John Deere dealer in Moldova.

Chisinau. The criminal prosecution of young businessman Gabriel Stati has been caused by a chronic, intolerable antipathy Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin has for the family of Statis, presumes Vitalie Nagacevschi, a renowned Moldovan lawyer.

Chisinau. The three main opposition forces of Moldova – the Liberal Party, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Moldova Noastra Alliance – will request the Constitutional Court to extend the current deadline for checking electoral lists, party leaders Mihai Ghimpu, Vlad Filat and Serafim Urechean stated at a news conference in Infotag today.

Chisinau. The Secretary General of the Social Democratic Party of Moldova, Eduard Musuc, and several more members of the SDPM Political Bureau have left the organization.

Chisinau. The three main opposition forces that have won seats in the next Parliament of Moldova – the Liberal Party, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Moldova Noastra Alliance – have announced they will not have a finger in re-counting the ballots cast at the April 5 parliamentary elections in this republic.

Chisinau. The Social Democratic Party of Moldova has proposed opposition parties to expand the democratic coalition and to include into it all electoral contenders that took part in the April 5 parliamentary elections.

Chisinau. The Liberal Party, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Moldova Noastra Alliance – the three opposition parties which made it to parliament after the 5 April parliamentary election in Moldova but which will hold a minority there – will stage a rally in the centre of Chisinau on Sunday, April 12, at 1100.

Chisinau. Hotels and of Anatolia and Moldovan tour operators are waiting for the increase of tourist influx to Turkey from Moldova.

Chisinau. The non-governmental organizations (NGO) of Moldova (the Association of Independent Press, the Independent Center of Journalism, the Moldova Union of Journalist, the Center of Young Journalists of Moldova) are concerned with the aggravation of the situation in mass media, violation of the right for the access to information) and attacks at journalists.

Chisinau. The Civil Congress of NGOs in Moldova has said that ransacking of the parliament and presidential buildings on 7 April was provoked by the authorities.

Chisinau. Members of the People's Action movement have said their leader, Sergiu Mocanu, who was detained on 8 April by people in plain clothes, was not connected with the 6 April protest rallies in central Chisinau.

Chisinau. The Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections, “Coalition 2009”, formed of more than 70 local non-governmental organizations, has not yet decided whether the April 5 parliamentary elections were free and correct or not.

Chisinau. The Social Democratic Party of Moldova (SDPM) is sure the energetic campaign it has conducted will yield good results on April 5.