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Independent Media. During 2009, political parties hindered the development of the media landscape by exerting heavy political and financial pressure on journalists. The ruling party continued to treat the public broadcaster Teleradio-Moldova (TRM) as a part of its press service. As a result, the editorial line of the company was marked by censorship and bias. The Broadcasting Coordination Council and the TRM Supervisory Board remained subservient to the PC and lacked competence and professionalism. Authorities harassed domestic and foreign journalists during the post-election protests. On April 7–8, authorities stopped more than 20 foreign journalists at the Romanian-Moldovan border, and subjected them to physical and verbal abuse. Access to information became more limited for journalists due to delayed responses and arbitrary classification of information as state secret. The balance of positive and negative developments leaves Moldova’s rating for independent media at 5.75.

Local Democratic Governance. The capacity of local governments to respond to immediate needs was limited because of insufficient and centrally-allocated funding. The legal framework continued to discourage local economic and social development, as local governments lack real levers for encouraging potential investors. The global economic crisis affected the ability of local administrations to carry out necessary activities. The central authorities continued to pressure Chisinau City Hall by, among other actions, freezing its bank accounts. The new cabinet declared decentralizing power one of its five major objectives at the end of 2009. Local governments continued to suffer mainly due to political power struggles, and lagged far behind in terms of reform and modernization. Therefore, Moldova’s rating for local democratic governance remains unchanged at 5.75.

Judicial Framework and Independence. Violent protests against election results and the PC government led to massive arrests by law enforcement bodies. About 700 protesters, including minors, were arrested and three deaths were registered. Over 100 detainees from the protests claimed they faced abuse at the hands of law enforcement officials. The United Nations, European Parliament, Council of Europe, Amnesty International, and several other organizations, strongly condemned the grave human rights violations and criticized police brutality. Owing to the widespread violations of the rights of those arested, and pressure exerted on NGOs that reported on human rights violations, as well as failure to hold accountable the policemen that abused their authority, Moldova’s rating for judicial framework and independence worsens from 4.50 to 4.75.