page_title: General Police Inspectorate
section_title: Ill-treatment by police
hierarchical_section_title: General Police Inspectorate / Controversial issues / Ill-treatment by police
caption_attribution_description: English: Several Moldavian police officers riding on horseback through a Botanica park.
context_page_description: The General Police Inspectorate is a state institution subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, that regulates law enforcement in Moldova. The current Chief of the General Police Inspectorate is currently Vadim Cojocaru.
context_section_description: Torture and ill-treatment in Moldova remain widespread and systemic despite some initial legislative steps made by the government to change police practices in order to eradicate it, Amnesty International said in October 2007. "Although efforts have been made to bring legislation into line with international and European standards, practice and attitudes are lagging behind. Beatings and abuse of detainees remain the norm. Channels for seeking redress stay blocked. Lack of transparency breeds impunity," Amnesty Internationals researcher said. The events during the April 2009 Moldova civil unrest have drawn criticism of human rights violations, including in regard to the deaths of Valeriu Boboc, Ion Ţâbuleac, and Eugen Ţapu
caption: Mounted Moldovan police in a park.
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