Joint Control Commission considers first infringements of Security Zone's regime in 2019

Chisinau, 25 January /MOLDPRES/ - Moldova’s delegation elucidated more serious infringements committed by the so-called Transnistrian power-wielding structures in the Bender city – a settlement with enhanced security regime, at a meeting of the Joint Control Commission (JCC) on 24 January. The detailed notified cases, with the annexed confirmative materials, were set forth in an appeal distributed to all JCC members.   

The abuses found out refer to the placement of mobile posts of “border guards” and “customs checkpoints” at the intersection of streets separating the Bender city from the Varnita village, as well as at the railway station Bender-2. Each time, when the military representative on behalf of Moldova and the Joint Military Command of the Peacekeeping Forces demand the moving of military observers  of all sides on the spot for fixing the infringement in the way established, Tiraspol’s representatives deliberately drag this process, giving possibility to the Transnistrian power-wielding structures to withdraw their “posts” ahead of being subjected to documentation by all components of the peacekeeping format. Thus, the abuses, although ascertained by the Moldovan side, have remained non-included in the weekly report of the Joint Military Command. For this reason, Moldova’s delegation, by adopting a categorical position, refused the approval of the report on the situation in the Security Zone, regarding it as incomplete.    

As for the aforementioned incidents, the representative of the Transnistrian power-wielding structures, in an arrogant way, did not deny the existence of such mobile posts and did not rule out other similar situations in the long run.    

The cases described represent one more proof of the inefficiency of the present procedures of monitoring of the Security Zone, with their improvement necessary. Yet, the proposals and requirements formulated by the Moldovan side were not backed by the leaders of the delegations of the Transnistrian region and Russia.    

During the same meeting, representatives of the OSCE Mission in Moldova and of Ukraine, delegated to JCC, reported on the developments recorded in the activity of the working groups.   

At the same time, in connection with the parliamentary polls already established for 24 February, Moldova’s delegation submitted a petition for ensuring law and order in the settlements from the Security Zone, both in the electoral campaign and on the election day.   

The Commission members also signed a public appeal to the residents of the Security Zone with a message to voluntarily deliver the illegally owned arms and ammunitions to the law-enforcement bodies.