{"id":442466,"date":"2016-08-30T08:56:20","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T08:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=442466"},"modified":"2016-08-30T08:56:20","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T08:56:20","slug":"amnesty-international-concerned-police-clashes-protesters-moldova-independence-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/amnesty-international-concerned-police-clashes-protesters-moldova-independence-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Amnesty International concerned about the police clashes with the protesters on Moldova Independence Day"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

Amnesty International Moldova issued a declaration<\/a> on August 29th concerning the “abusive and unmotivated use” of tear gas by police towards the protesters during the Independence Day<\/a>. The actions are seen as contrary to the national and international standards regarding the use of special means by the police forces. <\/p>\n

According to Amnesty, the use of tear gas by the police violates the 13th point of the Basic Principles<\/a> on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials, adopted by the United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders in Havana in 1990: “In the dispersal of assemblies that are unlawful but non-violent, law enforcement officials shall avoid the use of force or, where that is not practicable, shall restrict such force to the minimum extent necessary.”<\/p>\n