Today, 28th October 2021, the Promo-LEX Association launched for the first time the Campaign “Show him alive”.
The campaign is an online meeting in order to convince the constitutional authorities, those in the Russian Federation, as well as the actors involved in the 5 + 2 format to get immediately involved in defending and releasing a person abducted a year ago and about which nothing is known since that time. The immediate objective of the Campaign is to obtain images and statements of Adrian Glijin, who would prove that he is alive and what his current condition is.
We remind you that on 7th October 2020, at approximately 13:00, Adrian was abducted by 5 unknown and masked people, from a field near Cuzmin locality, Camenca district (left bank of the Dniester River, security zone). The family was informed that Adrian is accused of “high treason” and is in the custody of the so-called security service in Tiraspol. Subsequently, these structures searched the home of his mother and his wife; they confiscated personal belongings and vandalized the means of transport belonging to the Glijin family.
Currently, Adrian’s family does not know whether, generally speaking, he is alive, because they have not had access to him for more than 12 months, the accusations are not clear and it is not known what the reference evidence is. The de facto administration of Tiraspol refuses to admit the requests of the relatives regarding the meeting with Adrian, the access of an independent doctor, but also the access to the materials of the case.
Under such circumstances, the lawyers from the Promo-LEX Association sent a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights in which all the abuses to which Adrian and his family were and are subjected were invoked.
We consider it imperative that the authorities of the Republic of Moldova and the Russian Federation become more actively involved, as states responsible for respecting human rights and obliged to ensure the protection of persons on the territory not controlled by the constitutional authorities of the Republic of Moldova. We also consider that within the existing dialogue platforms, the issue of the release of political prisoner Adrian Glijin must be a priority.
The online campaign seeks to support the Glijin family, but also to determine the authorities to be more active in releasing him from illegal detention. It is the first such campaign in Moldova, determined by the severity of the situation. Thus, in addition to the certainty that Adrian would be in inhumane conditions from the moment of detention, evidence is needed that would shed light on Adrian Glijin’s physical and emotional condition.
“The online campaign is a simple one and requires our solidarity by raising awareness about the phenomenon and distributing the message.
We hope that a massive support of the appeal will determine the decision makers (Format 5 + 2) to insist on immediate meetings with Adrian and providing the necessary medical and psychological assistance”mentioned the lawyer Vadim Vieru during the press conference.