During the riots of April 2009, a 17-year-old boy managed to fly the EU flag on two of the most guarded building in the Republic of Moldova. Student talks for the RL, how he managed to pass in a few days, the thin line between hero and a traitor.

On the morning of April 7, 2009, Ion Galaţchi, Class XI student of an art school in Chisinau, would not have imagined that in a few hours would be on the roof of the Presidency of the Republic of Moldova, waving, victorious a European Union flag.

Young said that would not have imagined even that will pass in a few days, the thin line between hero and a traitor. Hero, because the EU flag hoisted. Traitor, because it is stuck on the tricolor Presidency building and Romania, following an agreement with leaders of the Communist Party. Voronin's men would have, so say the accusations, a perfect excuse to accuse Bucharest attempted coup and expel the ambassador put in the Romanian visas for neighbors. Interviewed by RL teenager argue that only the flag hoisted on the building of the Presidency of the European Union and the Par-lation, in an attempt to appease the protesters take conservatory with assault institutions.

Negotiating with Ţurcanu

The decision to make this gesture took it after he heard Filat, Liberal Democratic Party leader, now prime minister. At that time, Filat address the crowd gathered in the Great National Assembly, which is two steps from the two official buildings, urging young people to calm them down on those who threw stones and incendiary bottles in institutions.

At the instigation of the current prime minister, about 1,000 people turned then to the two buildings. Among them, and John Galaţchi: "When I saw what is actually happening. And the Pre-teeth, and Parliament devastation. "

Young does not mean that loyal Communist Party to be pro-vocation and where the protesters will be allowed to destroy them, just to blame right-wing parties and even Ro-mania. Liberals, by contrast, says Galaţchi were in the market and trying to appease the spirits. "It's hard for such a mass of people have the same thought, the same goal. Instigators were among us. They wore masks, were more aggressive and seemed more focused, "said the young man.

No one knows who came up with the idea arborării European Union flag, but the motivation was simple: the presence of the flag on the building mean that it is "captured" by the protesters and the devastation would not have had meaning. "I explained that the Carabinieri if the EU flag, maybe the masses will stop the protest. We said, 'Well, inset »ass = "Apple-style-span">. They gave us two policemen to lead us.
We went, we flew, I sat there a bit and we got off, "says John Galaţchi, short and to the point, the ease with which he entered into the most guarded institution in Moldova. With the same purpose has flown EU flag and parliament, but this did not come as easily. he never reached the rooftop before negotiating with the Deputy Speaker, the communist Valeriu Turcan.

"I said I wanted to fly the flag of the European Union: mean neutrality, peace, withdrawal. He agreed to put him and I put it. Then we got out, I stayed 20 minutes and went home, we were looking for parents and teachers. "

Confirmed by the student version is expounded by Vladimir Turcan, recently resigned from the Communist Party. "I accepted at once. But from my experience, if not in contact with the protestors, the situation may worsen. So I left. EU flag flying meant that Parliament is with people towards European integration, "said lawmaker Moldovan media.

Dad - policeman, mother - in Combating Corruption

Presented by the two, things look simple. There remain many questions and bring them journalists and officials from Chisinau, which accuses John Galaţchi that flag would be hoisted and Romania, besides the EU, at the request of the Communists.

"I think that provided security services of President Voronin would be risked without approval ultrasolide have some, to allow anyone, a couple came from high school to enter the building," said the current Justice Minister, Alexandru Tanase, show " in depth "on ProTV Chisinau, aired a week ago. In addition, several publications and television news broadcast in the Republic of Moldova Ion Galaţchi the teenager is accused of flying the flag of Romania, being understood by the communists or handled by them. Suspicions grew when he learned that his father was until March 2009, police in Thunder Brigade (special intervention forces of the Ministry of Interior), and his mother worked at the Center Combatare Corruption. Contact RL, father refused to comment, and Ion's mother told how, just a few days of protests, was dismissed from her job.

"I went to the Department of Homeland Security of the institution and showed me pictures of what my son did. "You can not work in the institution after having been your son. You are responsible for his actions, because it is a minor, '"Valentina plays his dismissal Galaţchi episode, claiming that his family is a liberal orientation. Nohow She does not believe that his son could fall to deal with the Communists." The family suffered from my grandmother a lot, one was deported to Siberia. Never were our dear Communists. Communists liquidated and obliterate you! "said Mrs. Galaţchi. The day before the son had been arrested at the house and closed for 24 hours on charges of devastation and organizing mass disorder, criminal case opened against him yet. And Galaţchi jr. and says anti declaring that one of the reasons for the protest was blocked out by the communists scholarships in Romania, where he would like to study art.