The Serbian police arrested on Friday two people accused of organising training sessions for protesters regarding confrontation tactics with the police before the parliamentary elections on Sunday in the Republic of Moldova, says AFP.Identified by initials and birth date, the two persons arrested are accused of organising and financing training sessions near the Loznica town in western Serbia, according to the police.The training sessions would have taken place between 16 July and 12 September and were attended by 150 up to 170 Moldavans and Romanians, announced the police in a press release.The president of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu accused Russia that it pays’ hundreds of people’ to destabilise the Republic of Moldova before the elections.On Monday, the Moldovan authorities reported the arrest of 74 people involved in a training programme of the Moldovan protesters in Serbia.‘Over 100 Moldovans were trained in Serbia by Russian instructors in violent tactics against the police and fire arms use’ wrote on Monday, on X., the presidential adviser on national security in the Republic of Moldova, Stanislav Secreriu.Situated between Ukraine invaded by Russia and Romania, member of the European Union, the Republic of Moldova denounced repeatedly Russia’s interference during the period before elections.Serbia, candidate in accession to the EU keeps tight connections with Kremlin and refused to impose sanctions to Russia after the invasion of Ukraine.During searches in the suspects' apartments, police confiscated laptops, phones and a radio frequency detection device. A suspect owned a gun.The suspects are expected to be charged with organizing and participating in an armed conflict in a foreign country.
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