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Alexandru Leșco (born 21 February 1955) is a Moldovan activist, famous for being sentenced by the separatist Transnistrian government for actions which have been described as Moldovan state-sponsored terrorism by Transnistrian government officials. According to European Court of Human Rights, it was an unlawful sentence.

Biography

Alexandru Leșco and the other members of the "Tiraspol Six" were convicted on December 9, 1993, of "terrorist acts". Alexandru Leșco was released only on June 2, 2004.

In July 2005 the European Court of Human Rights ruled that both Moldova and the Russian Federation were responsible for the unlawful detention and torture and ill-treatment suffered by Ilie Ilașcu, Alexandru Leșco, Andrei Ivanțoc, and Tudor Petrov-Popa. His lawyer was Alexandru Tănase.

Alexandru Leșco is a leader of the Democratic Forum of Romanians in Moldova.

Awards

• Order of the Star of Romania, 2000.

References

1. Alexandru Leşco, member of the "Ilaşcu group", released after 12 years of illegal detention
2. Amnesty International, 2005 Annual Report for Moldova Archived 2011-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
3. Ziua, 9 iunie 2007
4. "Ilascu and others v. Moldova and Russia". Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
5. MAE salută eliberarea cetăţeanului român Alexandru Leşco
6. Amnesty International, 2005 Annual Report for Moldova Archived 2011-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
7. Dezbatere privind separarea Transnistriei de partea basarabeană a Republicii Moldova
8. Declaration of the Democratic Forum of Romanians in Moldova on the need for removal outlawed Communist Party Archived 2011-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
9. Comunicat de presă al Preşedinţiei României din 3 iulie 2007
10. Presedintele Romaniei. Decretul 567 din 1 decembrie 2000 (Decretul 567/2000) Archived 2012-03-09 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Alexandru Leşco, member of the "Ilaşcu group", released after 12 years of illegal detention
• PROIEC DE LEGE privind declararea domnilor Alexandru Leşco, Andrei Ivanţoc, Tudor Popa drept eroi-martiri
• Hotărârea Curţii Europene a Drepturilor Omului în cazul Ilaşcu şi alţii c. Republica Moldova şi Rusia
• Alexandru Leşco

• 1955 births
• Living people
• People from Florești District
• Romanian people of Moldovan descent
• European Court of Human Rights cases involving Moldova
• European Court of Human Rights cases involving Russia
• Romanian people convicted of murder
• Moldovan people convicted of murder
• Moldovan activists
• Ilașcu Group
• Recipients of the Order of the Republic (Moldova)
• Popular Front of Moldova politicians
• Politics of Transnistria
• History of Transnistria since 1991