Moldova detains two suspects in coup plotting

In Moldova, the Security and Information Service (SIS) is investigating the case of preparations for a coup d'état —  the SIS statement.

Five Moldovan citizens are under investigation, two of whom were detained and sent to custody in December 2022. The other three have the status of suspects.

They were recruited by representatives of a third country's special services "to provide assistance". According to the Moldovan Criminal Code, "this assistance" falls under the article on hostile activities against the Republic of Moldova. It includes destabilisation and change of the constitutional order in the state through violence.

Also, those suspected of espionage are citizens of another state. They managed and financed the subversive activities of people from Moldova.