Moldovans rally against enactment of Anti-Discrimination bill
Nearly 200 people protest in front of the State Residency of President Nicolae Timofti who enacted the Law Ensuring Equality of Chances early today.
The demonstrators are led by Bishop of the Orthodox Church from Balti, Marchel. The protesters ask the President to restrain from adopting this bill and remove the phrase “sexual orientation,” as well as barring gay people from getting a job in the educational field.
Moldovan Orthodox Church condemned the law and the lawmakers were repeatedly asked not to adopt the bill. Prime Minister Vlad Filat said that enacting this law was part of the obligations which Moldova shouldered in front of the European Union.
“In Moldova the church is a separated by the state. When you come to rule the country, you have to do what is important not for a certain group, but for the country, as a whole,” Premier Vlad Filat said.
The bill was voted on Friday, May 25 by 53 MPs. The law which became controversial in Moldova is one of the top requirements of the European Union to provide to Moldovans a free travel regime within the Schengen Zone.
Watch below video images from the ground. The video belongs to Curaj.TV.
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