Valeriu Mițul (9 March 1961 – 2 October 2021A decedat fostul primar al satului Corjova, Valeriu Mițul, veteran al războiului de pe Nistru ) was a Moldovan politician, an opponent of the separatist regime that is in power in Transnistria.
Political activity
Mițul was a participant in the 1992 War of Transnistria on behalf of Moldovan governmental forces. He was the mayor of Corjova village, considered by separatist authorities as a suburb of Dubăsari.
As a result of his opposition to authorities from Tiraspol, he was arrested several times by Transnistrian police, most recently on 13 May 2007.Ineffectiveness of Peacekeeping Mechanism Leads to Incidents in Moldova's Security Zone .
Mițul was elected mayor of Corjova in the Moldovan local election, 2003, as a candidate representing the ASLMN party.
During the Moldovan municipal elections on 3 June 2007, the Transnistrian authorities prevented the inhabitants of Corjova from participating in the elections. Mițul, who was up for re-election, received death threats.After being beaten by Transnistrian police a candidate at Corjova council was hospitalizedInfotag: Prokuratura Initials Proceedings on Corjiva Case.
See also Human rights in Transnistria
References
External links Transnistrian special services did their utmost not to allow Transnistrians to consecration of church in Corjova