Prosecutors' council member asks for review of 2014 LGBT march case
Andrei Cebotari asked the Prosecutors' Inspection to check prosecutors who investigated the 2014 attack on a Chisinau LGBT march.
What it means for you
If the prosecutors are found at fault, they could face disciplinary or personal liability. Moldova must pay the Genderdoc-M centre more than 5,700 euros in damages and court costs. No sanction against the prosecutors has been decided yet.
What happened
Andrei Cebotari, a member of the Superior Council of Prosecutors (CSP), asked the Prosecutors' Inspection to review prosecutors who investigated the attack on the LGBT march in Chisinau in 2014. His request follows a ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) of 29 October 2026. The court found that Moldova did not carry out an effective investigation.
In short
- Moldova must pay the Genderdoc-M centre more than 5,700 euros, the court ruled.
- An Orthodox priest tore a rainbow flag from one participant during the march on 17 May 2014.
- Prosecutors classified the attackers' acts as misdemeanours, and the limitation period expired, so no one was punished.
- The ECHR criticised the refusal to investigate the homophobic motive and the lack of attempts to obtain video recordings.
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