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OSCE active in case of sentenced Transdniestrian, Chairperson says

Date:
Source:
OSCE Chairpersonship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
Fields of work:
Democratization, Human rights, Rule of law

CHISINAU, 10 February 2011 - The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, said today that the Chairmanship is working and will continue to work actively in close co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Moldova through diplomatic channels on the case of Ilya Kazak, sentenced yesterday in Transdniestria on treason charges– and the related case of Ernest Vardanyan.

“The OSCE has paid close attention to the case of Ilya Kazak since his arrest in April 2010. I am monitoring the situation closely,” Ažubalis said during a visit to Moldova.

Ažubalis concludes a three-day visit to Moldova today.