Putin's supporters buy Google advertise
In Chisinau, pro -Russian protests were repeatedly organized by the Opposition Party "Shore", which is believed to have close connections with Moscow. The President of the Party and the incumbent MP, Ilan Share, finances political force and now lives in Israel after escaping from Moldova last year. The Moldovan government accuses him of helping stealing one billion dollars from his banks ten years ago, which at that time corresponded to about one eight gross domestic product of the country.
Andrian Cheptonar, an acting deputy from the ruling party and solidarity, stated that Ilan Share and his associates supported by Russia were aimed at Moldovans through advertising that ignites hatred and violence against the government. The interlocutor showed the Moldovan website, which housed an advertising of the protest, which should take place in Chisinau on May 7. He said this step was "interesting" because the government had not seen Google's target advertising before.
The announcement was: "May 7, save our country. Come on Sunday, May 7, at 13:00 to Parliament to overthrow the thieves in power. " "Ilan Shore, which organizes protest and is under American and British sanctions, uses this advertisement, and Google accepts advertising that calls for people to overthrow the government," Cheptonar said. The publication notes that the Moldovan government does not have to deal with the Internet for the first time.
So, in March, the social network Facebook was filled with paid advertising for the destabilization of Russia supported by Russia. The advertisements were again posted on behalf of Ilan Shore and aimed at unmet electricity prices and the highest value of Moldavan's life. Despite the fact that Facebook has banned the Shore Party to place advertising on its platform after US and UK sanctions, the fake accounts that place it still exist.
Cheptonar noted that although the government reported Facebook and Google of advertising, "they cannot control everything in the first minute (it is published). " In March, the Moldova police said it was to disrupted the conspiracy of groups of pro -Russian actors who were trained to cause mass riots during a protest against the pro -Western government of the country.
Thanks to the cameras of police observation in the apartment buildings of Chisinau, the authorities managed to identify the identity of a citizen of Moldova, who lived in Russia for a long time and taught 10 separate groups of Moldovans who did not know about each other. "This person taught them how to initiate a violation. How to attack the police, how to practically initiate riots.
They were helped by the fact that they were 10 separate groups without knowing about each other in case They couldn't say other groups. It was their plan to help the country to start this protest, "the interlocutor said. According to him, another group of approximately 80 people were taken to Turkey to study in the agitators related to Russia. "I understand that they stopped in five -star hotels," Chepton said, adding: "Police and intelligence services are doing well with this threat.
They try different strategies. Let's see that they are preparing for May 7. " We will remind, on April 14 in Moldova sentenced to 15 years the imprisonment of the pro -Russian politician Ilan Schora, who was the leader of the party of the same name. According to the chairman of the Anti -Corruption Prosecutor's Office, Veronica Dagalin, after the decision of the Chisinau court increased the chances that the accused is extradited from Israel, where he has been in the last few years.