MPs file complaint over Costiuc's Giurgiulesti port visit
PAS lawmaker Tatiana Rotari has filed a complaint with Moldova’s Prosecutor General’s Office, asking prosecutors to examine whether opposition MPs breached special border-area regulations during a visit to Giurgiulesti port.
PAS lawmakers seek investigation into border-area incident
The complaint, signed by Rotari and fellow lawmakers from the ruling Action and Solidarity Party (PAS), concerns the actions of opposition MPs during their November 1 visit to the Giurgiulesti International Free Port area.
The lawmakers are asking prosecutors to establish whether the visit involved violations of the special regulations governing the border area.
“A parliamentary mandate does not give anyone the right to defy the law, violate border-area regulations or spread false information that could harm Moldova’s economic interests and security,” Rotari said.
She also urged prosecutors to examine the circumstances surrounding the incident, establish whether any unlawful acts had occurred and take the measures provided for by law if violations were found.
Dispute over Ukrainian grain shipments
On November 1, a group of MPs from the Democracy at Home Party, led by Vasile Costiuc and Sergiu Stefanco, visited the area near the Giurgiulesti International Free Port and filmed several railway wagons.
The lawmakers alleged that the wagons were carrying Ukrainian agricultural products brought into Moldova for processing, despite restrictions on grain imports. Costiuc argued that domestic farmers were struggling to sell their harvests while Ukrainian products were allegedly entering the country.
The government rejected the allegations, saying the shipments were in transit to Romania rather than intended for Moldova's domestic market.
The visit also triggered a dispute with Border Police officers, who asked the MPs to stop filming in the restricted border area.
Prime Minister rejects opposition allegations
Prime Minister Vasile Tofan also dismissed Costiuc's allegations, describing them as false and urging the opposition MP to act responsibly in his public statements.
Tofan said the grain shown in the footage was being transported through Moldova to Romania and was not intended for domestic processing or sale.
The prime minister also warned that publishing footage of the port area could expose strategically important export infrastructure on the Danube to security risks.
Translation by Iurie Tataru
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