Valeriu Mițul (9 March 1961 – 2 October 2021) was a Transnistrian
Moldovan politician, an opponent of the separatist regime that is in power in
Transnistria
Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), is an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as a part of Moldova. Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester riv ...
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Political activity
Mițul was a participant in the 1992
War of Transnistria on behalf of Moldovan governmental forces. He was the mayor of
Corjova village, considered by separatist authorities as a suburb of
Dubăsari
Dubăsari ( ro, Dubăsari , Moldovan Cyrillic alphabet: Дубэсарь) or Dubossary (russian: Дубоссары; yi, דובאסאר; uk, Дубоcсари) is a city in Transnistria, with a population of 23,650. Claimed by both the Republic ...
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As a result of his opposition to authorities from
Tiraspol
Tiraspol or Tirișpolea ( ro, Tiraspol, Moldovan Cyrillic: Тираспол, ; russian: Тира́споль, ; uk, Тирасполь, Tyraspol') is the capital of Transnistria (''de facto''), a breakaway state of Moldova, where it is the th ...
, he was arrested several times by Transnistrian police, most recently on 13 May 2007.
Mițul was elected mayor of Corjova in the
Moldovan local election, 2003, as a candidate representing the ASLMN party.
During the Moldovan municipal elections on 3 June 2007, the Transnistrian authorities prevented the inhabitants of Corjova from participating in the elections. Mițul, who was up for re-election, received death threats.
Infotag: Prokuratura Initials Proceedings on Corjiva Case
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See also
* Human rights in Transnistria
The state of affairs with human rights in Transnistria has been criticized by several governments and international organizations. The Republic of Moldova, and other states and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) claim that the government of Tra ...
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Transnistrian special services did their utmost not to allow Transnistrians to consecration of church in Corjova
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1961 births
2021 deaths
Transnistrian politicians
Mayors of places in Moldova
People from Corjova, Dubăsari