Anatol Mătăsaru - Justice for Journalists

Anatol Mătăsaru

Affiliated media: Anticoruptie.md, Employee, Activist

Incident date: February 16, 2022

Attack type:

  • Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Anticoruptie.md

Location: Moldova, Chisinau

Additional information:

Activist Anatol Mătăsaru, an employee of the portal Anticoruptie.md, was physically attacked in the street while filming a material. The employee was attacked by the owner of a house that previously belonged to the former director of the Information and Security Service. He insulted Mătăsaru, threatened to smash his head, tried to take his phone and damaged it.

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