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Alexandru Leșco

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Alexandru Leșco
Born (1955-02-21) February 21, 1955 (age 69)
NationalityUSSR,
Moldova
Known fordetention
AwardsOrder of the Star of Romania

Alexandru Leșco (born 21 February 1955) is a Moldovan activist, famous for being sentenced by the separatist Transnistrian government for actions which have been described as Moldovan state-sponsored terrorism by Transnistrian government officials.[1] According to European Court of Human Rights, it was an unlawful sentence.[2]

Biography

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Alexandru Leșco and the other members of the "Tiraspol Six" were convicted on December 9, 1993, of "terrorist acts".[3] Alexandru Leșco was released only on June 2, 2004.[4][5]

In July 2005 the European Court of Human Rights ruled that both Moldova and the Russian Federation were responsible for the unlawful detention and torture and ill-treatment suffered by Ilie Ilașcu, Alexandru Leșco, Andrei Ivanțoc, and Tudor Petrov-Popa.[6] His lawyer was Alexandru Tănase.[7]

Alexandru Leșco is a leader of the Democratic Forum of Romanians in Moldova.[8]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Alexandru Leşco, member of the "Ilaşcu group", released after 12 years of illegal detention
  2. ^ Amnesty International, 2005 Annual Report for Moldova Archived 2011-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Ziua, 9 iunie 2007
  4. ^ "Ilascu and others v. Moldova and Russia". Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  5. ^ MAE salută eliberarea cetăţeanului român Alexandru Leşco
  6. ^ Amnesty International, 2005 Annual Report for Moldova Archived 2011-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Dezbatere privind separarea Transnistriei de partea basarabeană a Republicii Moldova
  8. ^ Declaration of the Democratic Forum of Romanians in Moldova on the need for removal outlawed Communist Party Archived 2011-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Comunicat de presă al Preşedinţiei României din 3 iulie 2007
  10. ^ Presedintele Romaniei. Decretul 567 din 1 decembrie 2000 (Decretul 567/2000) Archived 2012-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
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