The Moldovan Prosecutor's Office will open an investigation into the pollution of the Dniester River following Russia's attack on the hydroelectric power plant
The Moldovan Prosecutor General's Office has announced its intention to open a criminal case regarding the large-scale pollution of the Dniester River with petroleum products, which occurred following a Russian strike on a hydroelectric power plant in Ukraine.
This is stated in a press release from the prosecutor’s office.
The agency noted that the decision was made following the Moldovan government’s declaration of an environmental emergency in the Dniester basin on March 15.
“The right to a healthy environment is enshrined in Article 37 of the Constitution. Furthermore, national legislation ensures the protection of all the country’s water resources by prohibiting the discharge of petroleum products or other pollutants into water bodies,” the Prosecutor’s Office stated.
They emphasized that all necessary measures will be taken to conduct a thorough and objective investigation into the circumstances of the river’s contamination.
Also, following the Russian attack, technical oils in the Dniester reached Moldova.
The Russian terrorist attack on the Novodnistrovsk Hydroelectric Power Plant caused a massive environmental disaster that extended beyond Ukraine’s borders.
