Moldova Says Universities Will Pay for Protesters’ Damage to Government Buildings

by E Wayne Ross on April 9, 2009

mosnews.com: Students to pay for the mess in Chisinau, president says

Money to rebuild the pillaged parliament and presidential office buildings in Chisinau will come from funds earmarked for institutions of higher education, Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin has stated. A student protest against the Communist victory in Sunday’s parliamentary elections spilled over into violence and the sacking of those facilities. More than 270 injuries also resulted from the unrest.