Alexandru Leșco

Alexandru Leșco (born February 21, 1955, Coșernița) 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]

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

Biography

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

References
  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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