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Moldova’s presidency is due to consider controversial amendments to the treason section of the Criminal Code this week, after the changes were strongly criticised by human rights NGO Amnesty International. The amendments were passed by lawmakers on May 30 under an accelerated procedure with brief debates within the parliament and no public debates, according to NewsMaker. Two majority lawmakers in Moldova’s parliament, Lilian Carp and Igor Chiriac (PAS), drafted the amendment to revise the article in the Criminal Code on treason, which provoked criticism because of the fine line between the ne…

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