{"id":51580,"date":"2025-08-22T11:28:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T08:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cji.md\/?p=51580"},"modified":"2025-12-12T15:28:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T13:28:49","slug":"the-gutul-case-the-constitutional-court-gas-and-events-of-local-interest-pretexts-for-pre-election-reactivation-of-the-propaganda-arsenal-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cji.md\/en\/the-gutul-case-the-constitutional-court-gas-and-events-of-local-interest-pretexts-for-pre-election-reactivation-of-the-propaganda-arsenal-on-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gutul Case, the Constitutional Court, Gas, and Events of Local Interest. Pretexts for Pre-Election Reactivation of the Propaganda Arsenal on Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>In the first part of August, monitoring the Moldovan information space on Facebook demonstrates that disinformation campaigns and manipulative discourse keep intensifying. The messages aim to shatter citizens\u2019 trust in the state authorities, to undermine the election process, and to amplify social polarization by means of using sensitive topics.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n \t<li>On 83Facebook pages and public groups monitored by us, it is observed that the prevailing narratives are from a well-known propaganda arsenal adapted to the election context and a number of public events: conviction of the head of Gagauzia, Vlad Plahotniuc\u2019s extradition procedure, the statement by ex-Prime Minister Ion Sturza regarding the Constitutional Court, and certain local events.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The narratives can be found both on declaratively political pages and in apparently apolitical or community groups; it may suggest a strategy of dispersing messages in order to increase their credibility and to reach diverse audiences.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Over 1600posts with harmful content identified and analyzed by us had over 191000\u00a0views and over 76000\u00a0reactions, and were shared over 8000\u00a0times.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<table width=\"602\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"602\"><strong>WHAT WE MONITORED<\/strong>\r\n\r\nWe monitored the content published on <strong>83<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>public Facebook pages<\/strong> belonging to a number of parties and party leaders, media sources and influencers, and thematic public groups with the audiences ranging from 1000\u00a0to over 88000\u00a0members.\r\n\r\nThe most popular <strong>public pages<\/strong> were Renato Usat\u00eei (over 337000\u00a0followers), Point.md (218000\u00a0followers), Igor Dodon (192000\u00a0followers), \u0422\u0438\u043f\u0438\u0447\u043d\u0430\u044f \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430 (188000\u00a0followers), TV6 (172000\u00a0followers), Unimedia (135000\u00a0followers), Morari.live (130000\u00a0followers), and Primul \u00een Moldova (118000\u00a0followers).\r\n\r\nThe most popular <strong>public groups<\/strong> are <em>Moldova, treze\u015fte-te!<\/em> (approximately 89800\u00a0members), <em>\u0421\u0432\u0435\u0436\u0438\u0435 \u043d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0438\u0437 \u0420\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0438 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430 \/ Stiri din Republica Moldova<\/em> (88500\u00a0members), <em>ADOPT\u0102 UN VOT!<\/em> (about 80000\u00a0members), and <em>\u0218tiri din Moldova <\/em>(37000\u00a0members).<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Let us analyze the most prominent narratives found in the content published on the monitored pages and in the groups.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n \t<li><strong>The Gutul case as an opportunity to accuse the governance of dictatorship, political scheming, attacking the Gagauz autonomy, and sentencing a mother<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On August\u00a05, the Buiucani Court sentenced Evghenia Gutul, the head of Gagauzia, to 7\u00a0years of imprisonment. Svetlana Popan, ex-secretary of the former Sor Party, was also sentenced. Almost 20% of the total number of the monitored posts concerned this topic.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since August\u00a01, the channels and groups affiliated with the Sor team started massively promoting protest activities in support of the head of Gagauzia which were to be held on August\u00a03. The posters promoting the protests<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/moldovakalendar\/posts\/pfbid0qh8DsmBq7C28Hk1qczyZD5U38RY514AU4V8F7Yv6THVYvW2vEmP4LhVuqffNqVtpl\"> were published<\/a> on such pages as <em>\u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u041a\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0440\u044c<\/em>, inviting citizens to protest \u201cin order to support Moldova\u2019s sovereignty and to condemn pressure against the head of the region.\u201d The TV6\u00a0channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tv6live\/posts\/1409635977831130\">covered<\/a> the protest in detail, describing it as a massive one. The page of the TV\u00a0channel previously closed by the authorities also published a statement according to which \u201cEvghenia Gutul has been under house arrest for over four months on the basis of a fabricated case. Residents of the Republic of Moldova realize that the pressure against the head of the region is an attempt to suppress the autonomy as a whole. The region is being deprived of power on a permanent basis, and currently, an attempt is being made to pronounce a guilty verdict against the head of the autonomy who is legally elected,\u201d and a series of value judgments regarding the case can be found in the text.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tv6live\/posts\/pfbid0KxUoVhh7yXDFnWTVkTivXr6B6ZhW6H3XjzpZkLLKCaTqm3ZqTFicnKNRVD9Sevzzl\"> In another post<\/a> in the Romanian language, the same channel repeats an accusation aimed at the authorities and stating that, though \u201cthe police prevented people from Comrat from arriving in order to demonstrate their support for the head of their region, an impressive number of citizens gathered in front of the headquarters of the executive authority of Gagauzia! Besides, people kept arriving!\u201d Another post on the <em>\u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u041a\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0440\u044c<\/em> page also included an appeal from Ilan Sor\u2019s \u201cVictorie\u201d bloc announcing that it \u201chas addressed the UN and the OSCE, demanding to react to political persecution of Gutul as the head of the region.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Subsequently preparing public opinion for her eventual conviction, on August\u00a04, a more extensive anonymous<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/RENASTERE\/permalink\/30795791376702588\/\"> post appeared<\/a> in the <em>Moldova<\/em> group; it was titled \u201cAmerican anti-globalists vs. Sandu: Gutul\u2019s arrest is a harbinger of conflict in Gagauzia.\u201d \u201cHence, Gutul\u2019s arrest is not an accident; it is a political black mark on the regional autonomy. The essence of the rights and the cultural identity of the Gagauz people are under attack. If Chisinau keeps copying the methods of Kiev\u2019s policy, Moldova may find itself geopolitically trapped between the victory of European integration and the spilt in its own territory. This is more than just another conflict. It is methodical destruction of neutrality and local identity, and civil society will pay for it at the risk of the state\u2019s future,\u201d the author of the post concludes.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Andrei Safonov, political scientist from the left bank of the Dniester, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/moldova.moldova\/permalink\/24189738437334614\/\">in a post<\/a> published in the <em>\u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0437\u0430 \u043c\u0438\u0440!<\/em> group presents the Gutul case in a somewhat different context, insinuating that the PAS governance is likely to issue a political order to \u201cjail Gutul\u201d and to \u201cannihilate Plahotniuc physically.\u201d \u201cThere\u2019s no doubt that the national fascist dictatorship intends to pronounce this guilty verdict. There is a version circulating online according to which Maia Sandu, President of the Republic of Moldova, personally wishes to keep Gutul in jail. If this is true, we could speak of personal hatred and intentions to use Evghenia Gutul\u2019s experience for intimidating all the opponents of the regime. One way or the other, objectively, Sandu\u2019s followers have nothing to lose: it is evident to everyone that democracy in Moldova has been shattered, and the parliamentary elections to be held on September\u00a028\u00a0are not free from the very start,\u201d the source from Tiraspol affirms in the post shared by at least two other groups.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the day Gutul and Popan were convicted, the protests at the courthouse were widely covered. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tv6live\/posts\/pfbid02LzyuXzZChUcJvUJ5kfTg5bSR7MVxET8WWsrnM81ciqeHTpqGa6yxX2LqsqfaK5bcl\">Another element<\/a> for influencing the audience was the fact that representatives of Canal\u00a05, another channel with a suspended license, were not allowed to enter the courthouse. \u201cThe Canal\u00a05\u00a0journalists are not allowed to enter the Buiucani Court where the verdict regarding Eugenia Gutul and Svetlana Popan is about to be announced today. Only the pro-government press has access to the premises. A police officer explains this fact by referring to a certain regulation which requires accreditation in courts since April this year. Nevertheless, we have been filming in courts without any hindrances during all these months. Only the day before, on the day the case of Marina Tauber was examined, as well as today, we weren\u2019t allowed to enter. That\u2019s what democracy according to the PAS looks like,\u201d the channel concludes. The TV6 representatives pay attention to the fact that Evghenia Gutul arrived in the courtroom accompanied by her children and family members: these details were further used for presenting her as a victim. \u201cThe head of the region has two small kids, one of whom has not even turned three. Will all of them get back home together today? The decision will be taken by the court controlled by Maia Sandu and the PAS,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tv6live\/posts\/pfbid02csx8AKsjUpSsVVb4cV3njwaZ7LfBH2jcYyVuM7WAwYuedXQuhgpzDVjBJQ61ccB7l\">TV6 writes.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As soon as the sentencing decision was announced, critical reactions could be heard in unison. <em>Inima Moldovei<\/em>, the party headed by Irina Vlah, which is currently part of the electoral bloc which is also joined by Igor Dodon\u2019s PSRM, Vasile Tarlev\u2019s <em>Viitorul Moldovei<\/em> Party, and Vladimir Voronin\u2019s PCRM,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inimamoldovei.md\/posts\/pfbid035K9jvLxd281dzeQEWJvsQmv6ZzSR4KmD76En7ukx3b97dABmbUMniezqH3WeW5Rul\"> mentions that<\/a> \u201cthe decision in the Evghenia Gutul case is politically motivated, and the entire procedure was a farce, which has once again demonstrated the governance\u2019s true attitude towards justice which has been transformed into a political \u2018knuckle-duster\u2019 in the hands of the PAS.\u201d The PSRM<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/socialistii.moldova\/posts\/pfbid027geZmxi97Hqr7t167w3yMSC1vK9LeZgKaKiTehJexUs4ac4Kh6bpFkTUPgPz4Ad5l\"> remarks<\/a> in a statement that \u201cseven years of imprisonment are an act of political revenge instead of justice. The current governance consciously resorts to direct confrontation with the autonomy\u2019s leadership. It is not merely a conviction of a single person; it is an attack against the autonomy as a whole and against the regions\u2019 right to elect their own leadership. The PSRM does not accept this sentence and regards it as an act of political pressure against all the opposition forces within the country.\u201d \u201cThis is political confrontation instead of justice!\u201d Vasile Tarlev also concludes, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/telegraphmd\/posts\/pfbid02oyJpGF24WBEwRuYmtP52uGt5n5ZHhgD7Yqf7dxeT8qGubxVVz8S1zhuwSiGwMJsPl\">quote<\/a> published by Telegraph. The same publication also includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/telegraphmd\/posts\/pfbid0YQUBXFAUwqxYqDN2McZvqq1aSqWZThgT8KZY2VRDmgxU8tBLsX4zcEDEkze7ndTPl\">quote<\/a> Victoria Furtuna, ex-prosecutor and current president of the <em>Moldova Mare<\/em> Party. \u201cVictimizing a mother with small kids in her arms is tyranny beyond the bounds. Art.\u00a089\u00a0of the Criminal Code provides for postponing imprisonment for pregnant women and people who have children younger than 8\u00a0years old,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/victoriafurtunarm\/posts\/pfbid033vmocR7bahUbmBfbwts156rUCvw2uumYuMJTQbyjmSwTAJaxLnjxB9gTjB4wMeRhl\">she affirms.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The element of the \u201cmother with small kids in her arms\u201d could be found in many reactions, because Gutul was actually hugging her minor children at the moment the sentence was being announced, and her husband was also present in the courtroom; these images are objectively emotional, but their impact was widely used to convey political messages. In the <em>\u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0412\u0435\u0434\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/em> group,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/moldvedomosti\/permalink\/31228442923420652\/\"> it is mentioned<\/a> in a post which includes a quote by Dumitru Ciubasenco: \u201cFor the mother of two small children, the youngest of whom has just turned two, the Prosecutor\u2019s Office requests nine years of jail for the illegal party financing case and five years of deprivation of the right to vote. At the same time, amnestied bandits walk free.\u201d In the <em>\u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0437\u0430 \u043c\u0438\u0440!<\/em> group, an anonymous user <u>claims<\/u> they wish \u201ceveryone could see the dignity and restraint with which Evghenia Gutul, the mother of two minor children, was listening to her own sentence&#8230; A pre-fabricated sentence. The hysterical yellow queen has a lot to learn about such self-control!\u201d An activist from the <em>Victorie<\/em> bloc also<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tv6live\/posts\/pfbid02ioy1UcQcZXsHSCjynYezYV2bSZsTCFGGGCpqv4MBopDdQgVGjoTJYnAArb8rjbaZl\"> remarks<\/a> that \u201cthe governance is to blame for the fact that the kids are separated from their mother. Eugenia Gutul\u2019s children have no idea what happens or when their mother is about to return. And at the moment, those from the party and the persons who hold responsible positions are to blame.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Manipulations and attacks against the governance and the president continued for the following days until the end of the monitoring term. In addition, the political group affiliated with Ilan Sor organized protest activities in support of the head of the autonomy at Penitentiary\u00a0No\u00a013, at the Ministry of Justice, as well as in Comrat. \u201cIt is obvious to everyone: this is not a decision taken by the judges and the prosecutors. It was Maia Sandu personally who acted as a dictator. The arrest of the head of the region is not the result of a strategy; it is an outburst of envy and fear. It doesn\u2019t even look like Soros was involved in this case. Sandu has tasted the power and decided to keep enjoying it. This is how Evghenia Gutul has become a symbol of resistance to Euro-colonization. She is being supported not only by Turkey and Russia \u2013 the whole world keeps following her case,\u201d claims the author of one of the posts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/moldova.moldova\/permalink\/24213797411595383\/\">published<\/a> on August\u00a08, two days after she was convicted. TV6 which has been covering her case insistently manipulatively <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=2465420283843566\">compares<\/a> Evghenia Gutul\u2019s conviction to the case of Nicanor Ciochina: \u201cEx-mayor Nicanor Ciochina accused of killing a teenager remains under judicial control, and his trial marked by numerous delays still lasts. This case contrasts with the situation of Evghenia Gutul who has been jailed without any conclusive evidence. The defense affirms that Ciochina\u2019s case is being investigated while he is free, and the accusations regarding the delays are being contested.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All the 318\u00a0posts regarding the Gutul case had over 78000\u00a0views during this period of time.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;51549&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>2. Bureaucratic issues of Plahotniuc\u2019s extradition are used as political instruments<\/strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After Vlad Plahotniuc was detained in Greece on July\u00a022,\u00a02025, the main narrative which emerged and is still maintained is that the PAS governance is reluctant to see his extradition and keeps delaying this procedure for as long as possible, preferably until after the elections are over. On August\u00a01-15, the stages of the extradition procedure have significantly changed and included the decision of the Greek court to allow his extradition, and countless statements regarding the political issues in the country and accusations against the PAS were voiced.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For instance, <em>\u0411\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0446\u044b<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>24<\/em> informs that \u201cVlad Plahotniuc, the ex-leader of the Democratic Party, has announced that he officially addressed the Greek authorities requesting to extradite him to the Republic of Moldova. According to him, he intends to return to his country in order to prove his innocence to the law enforcement authorities. Plahotniuc regards the criminal cases initiated against him as falsified and accuses the current government of political repressions, saying they are \u2018a product of propaganda and abuse within the judicial system.\u2019\u201d This post was quickly shared by several groups, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/448197435384160\/permalink\/2883418555195357\/\"><em>\u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u044f \u0438 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0412\u041c\u0415\u0421\u0422\u0415<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1008913719820269\/permalink\/1690216755023292\/\"><em>\u041d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0413\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0443\u0437\u0438\u0438 \u0438 \u044e\u0433\u0430 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u044b<\/em><\/a>. TV6 also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tv6live\/posts\/pfbid02adDymZG12HZG2b4SmZsqvg6Nq4mxcqFmWxfdRWzi6Wh4cU8kUWi59jzsbV9YQZZsl\">published<\/a> Plahotniuc\u2019s recent statements.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Igor Dodon, the leader of the PSRM, stated, according to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/unimedia.info\/posts\/pfbid0cgUyG6L4Ec4nedoDE9TbyfEtENgVuBaTyE5jmbf1yb4eE9uPudJgnPzh3MifwUuTl\"> quote<\/a> published by the Unimedia portal, that \u201cthe PAS avoid Plahotniuc like the plague. Do you think they are craving to see him in Moldova or to proceed with investigating the theft of the billion? Well, it might turn out a proper mess.\u201d Ex-Prime Minister Vlad Filat also vaguely expressed the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/telegraphmd\/posts\/pfbid02o5Ryh2xiAu4VaurXaAjy3U2q8dYkCd5eHUtnqz5s4Rx9JpbSgX3UFsE9XVfadinXl\"> same idea,<\/a> mentioning that \u201che [i.e. Plahotniuc \u2013 editor\u2019s note] will not be brought to Chisinau at least until the elections are over. The governance does not need Plahotniuc to arrive in Chisinau. I guess there are problems and procedural issues, as well as certain questions related to their direct interest or the electoral campaign, therefore, he is likely to remain in the beautiful Greek country, at least until the elections,\u201d and this statement was shared by a number of other sources. Andrei Nastase indirectly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/telegraphmd\/posts\/pfbid0yL5gXnPiaHf3hiasf6KAfVAX2fmaeRmVdtEo9MVrRZB6qjKhT5Lv6V8cTfJVzPe6l\">hints<\/a>: \u201cThe Ministry of Justice did not have a ready drafted extradition request since the moment Plahotniuc was put on Interpol\u2019s wanted list, and it doesn\u2019t have it until today \u2013 it\u2019s not an omission, it\u2019s a crime. It\u2019s another offense against citizens, most of whom support European integration, against those who have been working and struggling against the criminal regime, risking their health, lives, and even freedom.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The same narrative also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/448197435384160\/permalink\/2884501735087039\/\">appeared in the posts<\/a> in several groups. For instance, in one of such publications, it is mentioned that \u201cVladimir Plahotniuc wrote on social networks that the PAS keeps taking every possible step to prevent him from returning to the country before the elections. Apparently there is something they are afraid of. Everybody knows that Plahotniuc was in close touch with Sandu and the PAS. It means he knows a lot and can say a lot about Sandu, that illegitimate lesbian, and the incompetent ones from the PAS.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The accents changed in the following days. On August\u00a04, another<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/RENASTERE\/permalink\/30795784933369899\/\"> theory<\/a> was shared by the <em>\u041c\u041e\u041b\u0414\u041e\u0412\u0410<\/em> group: \u201cThe recent meeting of the Security Council leaves no doubt: the authorities keep trying to take a step forward. The reason for the emergency meeting was the \u2018data\u2019 regarding a large-scale information attack apparently prepared by Russia against Moldova. Sandu says that Moscow attempts discrediting politicians, journalists, and European partners, mentioning some \u2018fake news\u2019 and \u2018manipulations.\u2019 One can also read the following between the lines: the PAS fear that, together with Plahotniuc, some compromising evidence will return.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Telex.md <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/550051305925857\/permalink\/1905955117002129\/\">shared an opinion<\/a> by Fadei Nagacevschi who recently left Ion Chicu\u2019s political entity for Vladimir Cebotari\u2019s Modern Democratic Party. \u201cLet\u2019s recall how Plahotniuc left the country. The last discussion he had here was with Mr.\u00a0Hogan, the US ambassador. If I&#8217;m not mistaken, after the discussion with the US ambassador, he left for the United States, and after that, he evacuated to another state, and no one knew where exactly he was. I believe that all these activities have been coordinated, and he is their active participant, an active member, even an element, one of those who managed this detention and the procedure of his own return to the Republic of Moldova. (\u2026) If he had the United States\u2019 guarantee when he left, it means he will be brought to the Republic of Moldova only pursuant to the United States\u2019 guarantee, for the sake of some important elements of the electoral campaign which are unknown yet,\u201d he says in a post. A statement made by the attorney Iurie Margineanu made during the Gheorghe Gonta show was also frequently shared. \u201cA great number of leaders, opposition, quite a lot of people from the government and from the opposition were fed from Plahotniuc\u2019s hand at that time. He used to feed them like sparrows, throwing them a few crumbs every day. They ate those crumbs, and all of these facts were documented, absolutely everything was documented. I know from a number of reliable sources that it was suggested to Vlad Plahotniuc not to touch Ms.\u00a0Maia Sandu, who was in opposition at that time,\u201d Margineanu mentions in the video<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1094015878859646\"> published <\/a>\u00a0by several pages, including by Telegraph Moldova.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;51552&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>3. The PAS takes control of the Constitutional Court<\/strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Constitutional Court was frequently discussed during this period of time, and the recent events were being used as a pretext for accusing the governance of dictatorship and subjugation of the state authorities. An awkward expression by ex-Prime Minister Ion Sturza was also used for the same purposes. In a podcast of August\u00a012, speaking in the context of a hypothetical scenario according to which Maia Sandu could nominate a candidate for the position of prime minister from a majority which does not include the PAS, he said, \u201cwe could have a historical analogy with the case when Dodon refused to do something and they suspended him for a day, and the Constitutional Court is ours.\u201d The last part of this phrase was often used in the context of several posts by the monitored sources. <a href=\"http:\/\/telex.md\">Telex.md<\/a> published \u201cbreaking news\u201d with the headline saying, \u201c\u2018The Constitutional Court is ours,\u2019 according to Ion Sturza, one of Maia Sandu\u2019s informal advisors and supporters, as he refers to an authority which is supposed to be free in a democratic state. Sturza also suggests that, if the PAS fails to have a majority, Maia Sandu will not accept the election results, even if the voting is conducted democratically.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this context, the <em>Primul \u00een Moldova<\/em> channel<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1124251392893434\"> also published a statement<\/a> by analyst Corneliu Ciurea. \u201cAccording to Sturza, Maia Sandu won\u2019t approve the candidacy of the prime minister if a person demonstrating pro-Russian sympathies is suggested for this post after the elections. Ciurea considers this scenario will not work for the PAS,\u201d the channel\u2019s post mentions. One of the leaders of Ilan Sor\u2019s \u201cVictorie\u201d bloc <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=739415365650018\">also uses<\/a> Ion Sturza\u2019s phrase. \u201cLet me tell you once again if you didn\u2019t see it yesterday. A man named Ion Sturza, who guides Maia Sandu behind the scene, was asked a question by a TV journalist. He started saying Maia would not accept anyone who demonstrated at least a little sympathy for Russia, and that we had to adapt to them in a different way. The journalist remarked it was the first time a candidate for the post of prime minister was directly rejected. At hearing that, Sturza openly declared, \u2018The Constitutional Court is ours, and we\u2019ll be doing whatever we want to in this country,\u2019\u201d he mentions in a statement published by TV6.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On August\u00a014, Igor Grosu announced on his Facebook page that the Parliament was going to organize a solemn session on August\u00a017 to inaugurate the new composition of the Constitutional Court. \u201cOn Sunday, the Constitutional Court will be taking the oath. We can say that the PAS is ready for the elections. The CEC SOFT is transferred to the ITCSS, and the Court is theirs (according to Mr.\u00a0Sturza). Therefore, we will be voting massively,\u201d one of the users reacted in the <em>\u041c\u041e\u041b\u0414\u041e\u0412\u0410<\/em> group.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">De-legitimization of the new composition of the Constitutional Court was discussed by such political figures as Igor Dodon<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dodon.igor1\/posts\/pfbid033PeqJF3wEPP1Lb57oJs5AEDw7CbMav19qDt1zuHtKY4xWLt3hXS7ULdtvA6EBMUql\"> who says that<\/a> \u201cthe PAS anti-constitutional group urgently intends to permanently capture the Constitutional Court by transforming it into a party branch. \u2018Our\u2019 Constitutional Court must be improved by some \u2018good people\u2019 trusted by the PAS, some of whom even own a yellow party card. This is the main reason for the PAS to urgently summon its faction to the Parliament on Sunday, for an exceptional meeting, and to approve the new CC judges.\u201d Mayor Ion Ceban <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=4253162591571495\">could not ignore this topic<\/a> either. \u201cThe PAS members are so industrious that they work even after their deputy mandates are over, even on weekends. Everything is being done in a hurry just to manage to have their people in the office. That\u2019s exactly what they did with the Supreme Security Council or with the \u2018Patriot,\u2019 when they granted Maia Sandu powers related to them,\u201d the mayor of the capital who is registered first in the <em>Alternativa<\/em> Electoral Bloc list said.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;51558&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>4. Moldovagaz and Gazprom<\/strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Starting with September\u00a01, Energocom will officially assume Moldovagaz\u2019s duties for distributing gas to final consumers. This topic has been generating disinformation since early August.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For instance, a reel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/RENASTERE\/permalink\/30798620339753025\/\">was published<\/a> in which Hitler, Ion Antonescu, and Benito Mussolini initially appear; they are followed by Maia Sandu, Dorin Recean, and Igor Grosu, with the message saying, \u201cWe are the most terrible trio in history.\u201d At the same time, it has a description which includes speculations that suspension of Moldovagaz\u2019s right is actually another corruption scheme related to gas. \u201cThe prices for gas have become a \u2018state secret.\u2019 Fuel will be purchased exclusively via Energocom \u2013 by using non-transparent schemes, closed auctions, and \u2018confidential agreements.\u2019 In fact, this is an ideal ground for corruption, because citizens have to pay without knowing what exactly they pay for and at what price. Therefore, revocation of the Moldovagaz license is not a reform; it is destruction of energy transparency. Moldovan citizens will no longer have any idea of who supplies gas, which channels are used, and how much gas is purchased. They will be simply paying \u2013 for political agreements, geopolitical alliances, and foreign bonuses,\u201d the description to the post mentions.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the group titled <em>M\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0434\u043e\u043b\u0436\u043d\u0430 \u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0439!, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/moldovalibera\/permalink\/24195528196754258\/\">a post<\/a> by Vladimir Caciu is published; the author says that \u201cit is unlikely that these actions taken by the Moldovan authorities will result in a harsh reaction from Moscow right now. But what is absolutely certain is that they will have some questions about the company, the billion-dollar debt, and some other issues around\u00a02027, when the roar of the engines of Russian armored vehicles will be heard in Chisinau much louder than today. The Russians always come for their money. The experts predict an escalation of the Transnistrian conflict as soon as the Russian army comes closer to Odessa. The decision regarding the escalation will not be made in Chisinau or Bucharest; therefore, the authorities should prepare for it,\u201d the author says.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ex-PDM president from the Criuleni District, Veaceslav Burlac, is also quoted. \u201cNow that Moldovagaz has been eliminated from the distribution market, will we be paying less money for natural gas? The answer is clear: we won\u2019t. It\u2019s nothing more than a smokescreen. The PAS government is simply putting the money from one pocket to another, and citizens will keep paying the highest tariff in the region because of the PAS governance,\u201d the ex-democrat, currently a member of the Respect Moldova Party, says.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 26\u00a0posts on this topic have 182\u00a0comments and 268\u00a0likes.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;51555&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>5. The incident in Costesti publicly discussed and compared to GagauziaLand<\/strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On August\u00a010, in Costesti Village, Ialoveni District, a temporary carousel collapsed, and seven children were taken away by ambulance. Five of them were not hospitalized, and two were discharged the next day after it was stated they were not in danger. The incident was widely covered by the press; however, in the sources controlled by Ilan Sor, the mayor\u2019s political affiliation was emphasized \u2013 Ilie Ionas is the 39th on the PAS lists for the upcoming parliamentary elections.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For instance, in several groups, the following \u201cconcerns\u201d were expressed, \u201cWhy is it all so quiet? Probably because Mayor Ilie Ionas is not a random figure: he is a prot\u00e9g\u00e9 and a village leader with a rare income of 100000\u00a0pounds in dividends for Moldova. Well, an investigation started. But it can be told from common experience that if the victims are ordinary people, and the organizers are \u2018their own people,\u2019 the result is easy to predict. Let\u2019s compare the following: in Gagauzia, a girl injured her leg while playing on a fully functional trampoline. The incident was followed by a series of statements by the ministers, the parliamentarians, and the police. In Costesti, where an entire carousel collapsed and seven children were injured, the reaction was limited to a single matter-of-fact phrase in a press release. Two approaches. Two Moldovans,\u201d the author of one of the messages writes.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/RENASTERE\/permalink\/30922222734059451\/\">similar post,<\/a> the Costesti incident was opposed to the one in GagauziaLand; the post was accompanied by an AI- generated image and titled \u201cTwo worlds, two realities.\u201d \u201cNo arrests, no resonant statements, no search for the guilty. Why? Because Ilie Ionas, the mayor, is one of \u2018our people.\u2019 The PAS prot\u00e9g\u00e9. He is a candidate for the Parliament on the PAS list. He organized an event for the PAS PR. He obtains dividends of 100\u00a0thousand pounds per year \u2013 it\u2019s an almost fantastic amount for the countryside. And now, let\u2019s recall a case in Gagauzia: a girl broke her leg while jumping on an ordinary trampoline \u2013 it was an accident which did not involve breaching any regulations. The PAS raised the uproar for the entire world to hear: they all spoke as one, they insisted on punishments or even arrests. This is the way we live: for the PAS, the others are always to blame, while \u2018their people\u2019 are above suspicion,\u201d the author of the post mentions.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The TV6 channel<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1799205967338513\"> mentions<\/a> the mayor\u2019s political affiliation suggesting that the authorities fail to react to such incidents when it comes to mayors from the ruling party. \u201cA shocking reaction. The company which owns the carousel that collapsed in Costesti at the \u2018Diaspora Days\u2019 Festival held by the local authorities associated with the PAS blame the children, saying they \u2018did not follow the safety instructions.\u2019 The statement made by the company in charge of the services was published by Ilie Ionas, the local mayor. However, the state authorities keep silent about this incident which took place in a locality headed by the PAS representative,\u201d a report published on August\u00a013\u00a0mentions.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;51561&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>6. Traditional narratives persist<\/strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the first article from this series (covering July\u00a01-15), several traditional narratives which continue to be exploited regardless of the public agenda were listed. During this period of time, we identified at least 169\u00a0posts in which the European Union is presented negatively, either as a colonizing power or as a source of multiple internal issues.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A narrative common for several groups, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/PatriotiMoldovi\/permalink\/3203875066438202\/\">including <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/PatriotiMoldovi\/permalink\/3203875066438202\/\"><em>\u041f\u0430\u0442\u0440\u0438\u043e\u0442\u044b \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0438. Patrio\u021bii Moldovei<\/em><\/a>, suggest that the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Moldova presumably opens access to the country\u2019s hospitals for Ukrainian military staff to the detriment of Moldovan citizens. \u201cFormally, it happens pursuant to the old GUAM agreement and with European funding, but actually, at the expense of the health of the citizens of the Republic Moldova. Currently, the healthcare system is on the verge of collapse: there are not enough doctors or equipment, and hospitals are outdated. In the countryside, healthcare is often inaccessible. Minister Nemerenco (PAS) has already mentioned \u2018optimization\u2019 of half of healthcare institutions, which implies reducing the number of hospital beds. And at the moment, they intend to transmit the remaining hospital beds to foreign soldiers,\u201d the post illustrated by an AI-generated image states. Another post whose primary source is <em>Moldova Mare<\/em>, the party headed by Victoria Furtuna, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ppmoldovamare\/posts\/122137198340829996\">accuses the EU<\/a> of depopulating Moldova. \u201cThe current governance has transformed the education system into a mechanism for producing cheap labor force for the other states\u2019 economies. Young people are being brought up with the idea that the only real prospects can be found abroad. These phenomena, i.e.\u00a0deliberate dispersion of the population and promoting migration, are part of the same plan. It is preparing the ground for the other masters to come and replace us: the Romanian authorities who dream of annexation and Brussels which regards us only as a source of cheap labor force. And all this is happening right in front of us.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The publication titled <em>\u0410\u0440\u0433\u0443\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442\u044b \u0438 \u0424\u0430\u043a\u0442\u044b \u0432 \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0435<\/em> <u>mentions<\/u> that prices for cigarettes could increase two or four times because of the EU. \u201cFor Moldova, these changes imply that tobacco excise tax is likely to grow especially fast. Moldova was supposed to reach the previous EU minimum standards by\u00a02028. However, if the EU adopts the new rules quickly, Moldova will also need to adapt its tobacco policy earlier. The experts predict that it will lead to a dramatic increase in prices for cigarettes between\u00a02026\u00a0and\u00a02028. At the same time, these growing prices could activate the tobacco product underground market in our country, which is already taking place,\u201d the publication remarks.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Almost 30\u00a0posts concerned \u201cLGBTQ+\u00a0propaganda.\u201d One of them,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/moldova.moldova\/permalink\/24177143808594077\/\"> published<\/a> in the <em>\u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0437\u0430 \u043c\u0438\u0440!<\/em> group, repeated the fake that \u201cthe European officials from Brussels have openly declared that Moldova will be allowed to join the European Union only after it legalizes same-sex marriage. This is one of the crucial provisions for our country to join the EU. Gay parades have been promoted for many years. Zombification is being practiced at all levels. Currently, the current governance\u2019s main objective is to introduce it in our children\u2019s schools. They will do that this year, on September\u00a01.\u201d An AI-generated illustration in which Maia Sandu appears is typical of this type of posts.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;51564&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <em>\u0417\u0435\u043c\u043b\u044f \u041c\u043e\u043b\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f!<\/em> group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/moldovamaremd\/permalink\/1436103900872362\/\">published a video<\/a> with pro-Russian analyst Victor Josu as a guest at Canal\u00a05, a channel affiliated with Ilan Sor. He accuses the PAS of intending to eliminate Moldovan identity, also referring to the Istanbul Convention. \u201cOne of the first international documents adopted by them in the fall of\u00a02021, after they came to power, was ratification of the so-called Istanbul Convention, which includes gender ideology, LGBT propaganda, parent\u00a0No\u00a01\u00a0and parent\u00a0No\u00a02, and gender reassignment. The desire to please the Western masters and curators can easily be understood. But why do they act so stubbornly against their own people, ignoring absolutely everything \u2013 even traditions and faith?! This attitude is actually beyond the limits of decency,\u201d he says.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>The monitoring was carried out within the project\u00a0\u201cResilient Media, Informed Voters: Safeguarding Moldova\u2019s Elections from Disinformation\u201d, funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Moldova. The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of the donor.<\/em><\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_51580\" class=\"pvc_stats total_only  \" data-element-id=\"51580\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] In the first part of August, monitoring the Moldovan information space on Facebook demonstrates that disinformation campaigns and manipulative discourse keep intensifying. The messages aim to shatter citizens\u2019 trust in the state authorities, to undermine the election process, and to amplify social polarization by means of using sensitive topics. 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