People’s Advocate for children’s rights, Maia Banarescu, who temporary ensures the attributions of the People’s Advocate, and a group of employees of People’s Advocate Office visited the Penitentiary no. 13 for mediating the conflict appeared between the lawyers of Veaceslav Platon and the administration of the penitentiary institution.                               

The Ombudsman and the staff of the People’s Advocate Office wanted to initiate a mediation process of the conflict, for this purpose they invited to dialog the director of the Penitentiary no. 13, Igor Pintea, and the lawyer of the businessman. The meeting followed to take place in the afternoon of March 1, of this year in the Penitentiary no. 13.

 The mediation process didn’t take place because the director of the Penitentiary didn’t accept to meet with the defenders of Veaceslav Platon, motivating that he didn’t restrict the access to their client and that he can’t offer them a preferential regime for visits in relation to other lawyers.  Igor Pintea also has promised that on Monday will contact People’s Advocate for returning back to the problem about the access of lawyers in the Penitentiary no. 13. 

 People’s Advocate for children’s rights visited Veaceslav Platon and convinced once again that he wasn’t injured. Being asked about his eventual claims or complaints he has, the businessman said that he wants to meet his defenders and he needs the assistance of a stomatologist and newspapers.   

 When leaving the penitentiary, the People’s Advocate for children’s rights has discussed with the lawyers of the businessman, providing the details about the meeting with the Penitentiary chief and Veaceslav Platon.  The People’s Advocate Office will further monitor this case and will come with a more detailed press release about this subject.  

Department for Human Rights Promotion

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