AUR leader George Simion has been banned from entering the Republic of Moldova for another five years, representatives of the General Inspectorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs confirmed to NewsMaker. “I was banned for life in the Republic of Moldova,” reacted Simion, who was contacted by HotNews.ro.

The General Inspectorate for Migration said that since the beginning of the war started by Russia in Ukraine, it has taken a “security measure” by declaring 98 foreign nationals undesirable in the Republic of Moldova.

“Foreigners may be declared undesirable persons in the Republic of Moldova if they have carried out, are carrying out, or there are serious indications that they intend to carry out activities that may threaten national security or public order,” the General Inspectorate said. for migration from Chisinau.

“The competent body of the Republic of Moldova informed the authorities of Romania about the decision”

As for the leader of the AUR, Giorgi Simion, the General Inspectorate for Migration issues says that “it has made a decision to extend the period of stay of an unwanted person on the territory of the Republic of Moldova for another 5 years,” writes NewsMaker. .

“The competent body of the Republic of Moldova informed the authorities of Romania about the decision made. (…) Currently, the General Inspectorate for Migration issues is conducting a dispute with a Romanian citizen, who challenged the imposed measure in court,” the Inspectorate clarified.

The reaction of the AUR leader

“I was banned for life in the Republic of Moldova,” reacted Simion, who was contacted by HotNews.ro.

He noted that the previous ban on entry to the Republic of Moldova expired in 2023 and was extended for another five years, stressing that he appealed this decision when he was informed of the extension of the measure.

Cholaku announced that he would ask the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine to make public the reason for banning George Simion from entering these countries

Prime Minister Marcel Cholaku recently announced that he would contact the Prime Ministers of Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova to find out the reasons why AUR leader George Simion was banned from entering these two countries.

• “He can’t explain publicly, and let’s not play with things that have to do with… I have access to information. This does not mean that I will be able to make them public. But I will address this request to the prime ministers.
• If they want to, they are information providers. This is not me. This is international respect. If they want to make this information public, I would appreciate it. If they exist. Let’s see.
• But I assume that there are two decisions, that it is not allowed in the Republic of Moldova and that it is not allowed in Ukraine. There was something behind these decisions,” said Marcel Cholaku, responding to a question on Wednesday whether he would officially ask Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova to publicly explain why the AUR leader was banned in these two countries.

George Simion, accused by the Ukrainian general of meetings in Chernivtsi with representatives of the Russian special services

In April 2023, the Ukrainian press reported that AUR leader George Simion was banned from entering Ukraine until this year. At the same time, the Romanian deputy was accused of meetings in Chernivtsi with representatives of the Russian special services.

The first chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (MUD) and the former first deputy head of the SBU, Lieutenant General Oleksandr Skipalskyi, said that an officer of the SBU special service who worked in Chernivtsi during the presidency of Yanukovych confirmed at least one meeting of the Romanian deputy George Simion with the Russian special services, reports G4Media, which broadcasts the Ukrainian publication “Obozrevatel”.

The publication, citing a source in the SBU, wrote that George Simion will not be allowed to enter Ukraine from 2021, and the ban will be in effect until March 2024.

In connection with HotNews.ro, AUR representatives confirmed that George Simion is banned from entering Ukraine from 2020 to 2024, saying that the reason for such a decision of the Ukrainian authorities is related to the unionist manifestations of the party leader.

“Ukrainian intelligence missiles attacked the Romanian unionists. The traditional enemies of the interests of Romania and the Republic of Moldova began a long offensive against the most famous unionist politician of our country,” party representatives wrote on Facebook at the time.

The AUR post repeated the leitmotif of attacks on Ukraine and its actions “directed against Romanian communities.”

Leader of AUR, a long series of bans in the Republic of Moldova

In October 2018, Giorgi Simion was declared persona non grata in the Republic of Moldova for a period of 5 years.

In June 2022, George Simion was not allowed to enter the Republic of Moldova, he tried to get there as part of the delegation of the Parliament of Romania to a joint meeting with the Parliament of Moldova. Simion tried to enter with a diplomatic passport, although he knew that he was prohibited from entering the Republic of Moldova.

“I was banned by Ihor Dodon, in full Plahotniuk mode (…) Mocking Romania. In Chisinau, we are still ruled by anti-Romanians. I will continue to endure this shame,” the UPR leader said at the time.

It was not the first time that the AUR leader tried to enter the Republic of Moldova using a parliamentary diplomatic passport. In 2021, he did it again, but still without success.

The leader of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians was first banned from entering the Republic of Moldova in March 2009, during the time of Volodymyr Voronin, because he allegedly violated public order. At that time, he was a member of the “Romanian Spirit” initiative group, another time he presented himself as a member of the “Noa Golani” Association, writes Europa Liberă.

In December 2014, he was again denied access to the Republic of Moldova, kicked out of a regular bus to Chisinau. For several years, he was the leader of the Unionist Platform “Action-2012”.

In May 2015, on the eve of the protest, he was declared an undesirable person in the Republic of Moldova for a period of five years for reasons of national security. A few months later, in September, the decision to deduct was suspended in court and reversed in February 2016.

In 2018, George Simion was again banned from entering the Republic of Moldova, also for five years. They referred to aggressive and improper behavior at the customs post of Moldova, as well as to security considerations. It was a period when numerous mayors signed symbolic declarations of unification, local elected officials from both banks of the Prut were left as if under the command to “fraternize”, and Simion and his fellow ideologues, in particular Vlad Biletsky, Kostiantyn Kodryanu, recognized that “about “Union will make Plahotniuk,” Europa Liberă also wrote.