During a special operation in Moldova, an illegal mini-factory was discovered that produced helicopters for illegal deliveries to the CIS countries, the press service of the Moldovan Prosecutor General said on Tuesday.
"In the Security Zone on the Dniester river, 50 km from Chisinau, there was an underground helicopter factory. Helicopters were assembled there, similar in modification to the Ka-26.
Helicopters were illegally exported to the CIS market. Most of those involved in the production of helicopters, including the management of the company are residents of Transnistria, "the report said.
During the searches, more than 10 helicopters were found at different stages of readiness. "They did not have documents of origin, while part of it was obviously hand-made," the department said.
"Based on the results of the searches and the first hearings, related to the results of the special investigative measures, it will be decided on the status and procedural measures applied both to the people involved and to the goods, bodies of crime.
At this moment, the prosecutors and the police are conducting searches at the production base, located in a region from Criuleni district, on the bank of the Dniester River and at the homes of the people involved in order to accumulate the necessary evidence ”, the police specify.
A criminal case has been opened on the preparation of aircraft smuggling; the punishment under this article is facing for up to ten years in prison.
Reported by Bemorepanda
No word, no problem. The word "coronavirus" can no longer be used by the media in Turkmenistan, and it has also been removed from health information leaflets. This was reported on March 31 by "Reporters Without Borders".
Turkmenistan is a distinctive country, and the attitude to global problems is absolutely unique here.
Now this word cannot be used by the country's media. He was also removed from health information leaflets distributed in local hospitals, schools and workplaces.
In addition, residents of Turkmenistan who walk the streets in protective masks or talk about the spread of coronavirus infection risk being arrested.
“The Turkmen authorities have lived up to their reputation by adopting this extreme method for eradicating all information about the coronavirus,” said Jeanne Cavelier, the head of RSF’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia desk.
“This denial of information not only endangers the Turkmen citizens most at risk but also reinforces the authoritarianism imposed by President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov. We urge the international community to react and to take him to task for his systematic human rights violations”, she said.
According to the authorities of Turkmenistan, no cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in the country. At the same time, Reporters Without Borders believes that the prohibitions introduced are an attempt to hide information about COVID-19.
The COVID-19 outbreak began in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. March 11, the World Health Organization announced the spread of coronavirus pandemic.
According to American Johns Hopkins University, as of March 31, the total number of infected people in the world exceeded 809 thousand, of which more than 172 thousand recovered, and 39 545 people died.