Russian Civic Chamber Official Denied Entry To Moldova At Chisinau Airport

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published May 08, 2019 | 07:52 PM

The Russian Civic Chamber's media committee chair Alexander Malkevich told Sputnik on Wednesday that he was stopped by Moldovan border patrol from entering the country upon flying into its capital earlier in the day

CHISINAU (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 08th May, 2019) The Russian Civic Chamber's media committee chair Alexander Malkevich told Sputnik on Wednesday that he was stopped by Moldovan border patrol from entering the country upon flying into its capital earlier in the day.

"Upon arriving at the [Chisinau] airport, I was detained and questioned for a long time [about an hour] and was told that my presence in Moldova was not welcome and that I would be escorted out of the country on the next flight," Malkevich said.

Malkevich said he had flown to Moldova on vacation.

The Moldovan border police did not comment on the situation.

Moldova has previously denied entry to Russian journalists. In February, Moldova's border police denied entry to Russian NTV and Russia-1 tv broadcaster film crews, saying that the purpose of their visit and duration of stay in the country were not provided. The film crews were sent back to Moscow.