٠٠:٠٣:٠٨Another anti-government rally took place in Chisinau on Friday.
The footage shows a crowd of protesters moving towards the Moldovan Prosecutor General's Office.
During the protest, people chanted slogans against the current government: 'Down with Maya Sandu!', 'Down with dictatorship!', 'Resignation!'.
The Patriots of Moldova party's chairman Mihail Garbuz said that the protesters had gathered to push for early parliamentary elections.
"We don't want bloodshed, we don't want any clashes, we want only one thing - early parliamentary elections, and for a truly popular party," Garbuz noted.
According to the Shor press service, more than 50,000 people took part in the protests.
At the same time, the Moldovan police stated on their website that around 3000 people took part in the protest.
"The protesters failed to comply with the demands of law enforcement agencies and committed serious violations, one of which was the deliberate blocking of the highway," a statement on the authority's website reads.
At the time of publication, there was no information on the number of detainees, however, the agency said that 'the perpetrators will be held accountable following the Contravention Code or the Criminal Code'.
On 26 September, Moldovan President Maia Sandu called on law-enforcement agencies to "promptly identify the sources of illegal financing of those who pay for participation in protests and severely punish any attempts at aggression, provocation or destabilisation".
On October 11, Moldovan President Sandu asked the Cabinet of Ministers to expand the powers of the police, so that security forces could disperse protests without the consent of the local authorities.
According to media reports, rallies which close roads or restrict access to public buildings are now banned on weekdays, while weekend protests are limited to four hours.
On October 14, the Chairman of the opposition Shor party, Valeriy Klimenko, said that he considered the decision by the Emergency Situations Commission (ESC) to ban protests blocking traffic to be illegal and 'a gross violation of the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova'.
Thousands of people attended the first demonstration, organised by the opposition, on September 18. Activists pitched dozens of tents in the centre, calling them a 'City of Change', and said they would only leave when their conditions were met.
In May, mass anti-government rallies began in the country over soaring energy and food prices, as well as falling living standards and record inflation.
Moldova: 'We don't want clashes' - anti-govt rallies continue in Chisinau
Another anti-government rally took place in Chisinau on Friday.
The footage shows a crowd of protesters moving towards the Moldovan Prosecutor General's Office.
During the protest, people chanted slogans against the current government: 'Down with Maya Sandu!', 'Down with dictatorship!', 'Resignation!'.
The Patriots of Moldova party's chairman Mihail Garbuz said that the protesters had gathered to push for early parliamentary elections.
"We don't want bloodshed, we don't want any clashes, we want only one thing - early parliamentary elections, and for a truly popular party," Garbuz noted.
According to the Shor press service, more than 50,000 people took part in the protests.
At the same time, the Moldovan police stated on their website that around 3000 people took part in the protest.
"The protesters failed to comply with the demands of law enforcement agencies and committed serious violations, one of which was the deliberate blocking of the highway," a statement on the authority's website reads.
At the time of publication, there was no information on the number of detainees, however, the agency said that 'the perpetrators will be held accountable following the Contravention Code or the Criminal Code'.
On 26 September, Moldovan President Maia Sandu called on law-enforcement agencies to "promptly identify the sources of illegal financing of those who pay for participation in protests and severely punish any attempts at aggression, provocation or destabilisation".
On October 11, Moldovan President Sandu asked the Cabinet of Ministers to expand the powers of the police, so that security forces could disperse protests without the consent of the local authorities.
According to media reports, rallies which close roads or restrict access to public buildings are now banned on weekdays, while weekend protests are limited to four hours.
On October 14, the Chairman of the opposition Shor party, Valeriy Klimenko, said that he considered the decision by the Emergency Situations Commission (ESC) to ban protests blocking traffic to be illegal and 'a gross violation of the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova'.
Thousands of people attended the first demonstration, organised by the opposition, on September 18. Activists pitched dozens of tents in the centre, calling them a 'City of Change', and said they would only leave when their conditions were met.
In May, mass anti-government rallies began in the country over soaring energy and food prices, as well as falling living standards and record inflation.
Another anti-government rally took place in Chisinau on Friday.
The footage shows a crowd of protesters moving towards the Moldovan Prosecutor General's Office.
During the protest, people chanted slogans against the current government: 'Down with Maya Sandu!', 'Down with dictatorship!', 'Resignation!'.
The Patriots of Moldova party's chairman Mihail Garbuz said that the protesters had gathered to push for early parliamentary elections.
"We don't want bloodshed, we don't want any clashes, we want only one thing - early parliamentary elections, and for a truly popular party," Garbuz noted.
According to the Shor press service, more than 50,000 people took part in the protests.
At the same time, the Moldovan police stated on their website that around 3000 people took part in the protest.
"The protesters failed to comply with the demands of law enforcement agencies and committed serious violations, one of which was the deliberate blocking of the highway," a statement on the authority's website reads.
At the time of publication, there was no information on the number of detainees, however, the agency said that 'the perpetrators will be held accountable following the Contravention Code or the Criminal Code'.
On 26 September, Moldovan President Maia Sandu called on law-enforcement agencies to "promptly identify the sources of illegal financing of those who pay for participation in protests and severely punish any attempts at aggression, provocation or destabilisation".
On October 11, Moldovan President Sandu asked the Cabinet of Ministers to expand the powers of the police, so that security forces could disperse protests without the consent of the local authorities.
According to media reports, rallies which close roads or restrict access to public buildings are now banned on weekdays, while weekend protests are limited to four hours.
On October 14, the Chairman of the opposition Shor party, Valeriy Klimenko, said that he considered the decision by the Emergency Situations Commission (ESC) to ban protests blocking traffic to be illegal and 'a gross violation of the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova'.
Thousands of people attended the first demonstration, organised by the opposition, on September 18. Activists pitched dozens of tents in the centre, calling them a 'City of Change', and said they would only leave when their conditions were met.
In May, mass anti-government rallies began in the country over soaring energy and food prices, as well as falling living standards and record inflation.