Alexandru Leșco (born 21 February 1955) is a Moldovan activist, famous for being sentenced by the separatist Transnistrian government for actions which have been described as Moldovan state-sponsored terrorism by Transnistrian government officials.Alexandru Leşco, member of the "Ilaşcu group", released after 12 years of illegal detention According to European Court of Human Rights, it was an unlawful sentence.Amnesty International, 2005 Annual Report for Moldova
Biography Alexandru Leșco and the other members of the "Tiraspol Six" were convicted on December 9, 1993, of "terrorist acts".Ziua, 9 iunie 2007 Alexandru Leșco was released only on June 2, 2004.MAE salută eliberarea cetăţeanului român Alexandru Leşco
In July 2005 the European Court of Human Rights ruled that both Moldova and the Russian Federation were responsible for the unlawful detention and torture and ill-treatment suffered by Ilie Ilașcu, Alexandru Leșco, Andrei Ivanțoc, and Tudor Petrov-Popa.Amnesty International, 2005 Annual Report for Moldova His lawyer was Alexandru Tănase.Dezbatere privind separarea Transnistriei de partea basarabeană a Republicii Moldova
Alexandru Leșco is a leader of the Democratic Forum of Romanians in Moldova.Declaration of the Democratic Forum of Romanians in Moldova on the need for removal outlawed Communist Party
Awards Order of the Star of Romania, 2000.Comunicat de presă al Preşedinţiei României din 3 iulie 2007Presedintele Romaniei. Decretul 567 din 1 decembrie 2000 (Decretul 567/2000)
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External links Alexandru Leşco, member of the "Ilaşcu group", released after 12 years of illegal detention PROIEC DE LEGE privind declararea domnilor Alexandru Leşco, Andrei Ivanţoc, Tudor Popa drept eroi-martiri Hotărârea Curţii Europene a Drepturilor Omului în cazul Ilaşcu şi alţii c. Republica Moldova şi Rusia Alexandru Leşco