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Chisinau Police Releases Detained TVR Reporter

Romanian TVR reporter Doru Dendiu was released by Chisinau police, TVR News Department interim manager Madalina Radulescu told MEDIAFAX.
Chisinau Police Releases Detained TVR Reporter
10 apr. 2009, 18:53, English

"He has been released. We have spoken to him. He was in good shape but he was a bit tense," Radulescu said.

Reporter Doru Dendiu, sent by Romania’s national television station TVR in Moldova, was detained by Chisinau police.

"We suspect he was detained. He managed to contact us at 12.40 (local time) and told us he is being taken to the police. From then on, we have lost contact with him," Madalina Radulescu said earlier.

She added TVR has already informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "We await further details," Madalina Radulescu said.

In the past several days, multiple Romanian journalists from central television stations and publications were expelled or harassed by authorities in Chisinau.

In addition, one Pro TV cameraman was assaulted last night by riot control officers behind the government building in Chisinau, according to Pro TV Chisinau.

Constantin Rogodantev was trying to film footage of the riot police’s withdrawal when two riot control officers struck him and forced him to surrender the videotape. The Pro TV crew was on the street to inform people on the situation in Chisinau.