Exclusive Interview with Alexandru Jizdan: Ministry of the Interior makes every effort to motivate policemen to do their job honestly
The Moldovan police becoming more and more efficient. This conclusion came to the Interior Minister, Alexandru Jizdan, who compared the conditions in which he began his activity in the 90's and the present. Alexander Jizdan is sure the cops can cope with internal challenges.
The statements were made in an exclusive interview for First News, conducted by our colleague Alexei Lungu.
Alexei Lungu: Minister, thank you very much for finding time again and I'm glad to talk again. I do not like interviews in the office. I prefer to be a more distinguished atmosphere. Explain why you insisted on this location, but not another one?
Alexander Jizdan: Probably for the simple reason that I wanted to get out of my office. It is also an opportunity for me to combine this interview, the enjoyable with the useful. That's why I came here to the pool at the Dinamo sports club. In the near future, this pool is to be renovated. All the procedures have been passed, and a basin will be installed here for the first time in the Republic of Moldova, a stainless steel basin that will have the most advanced filtration system, including the swimming pool, which is predestined to children, and now we are at the end of summer, and the kids enjoy the pool.
The Ministry of the Interior insists on improving the professional quality of life and this pool is part of this system. You see the hospital of the Interior Ministry, we're in the middle of the Police Academy. Virtually everyone around you has the opportunity to use this pool. I was saying in some shows that a policeman's hope is about 59 years old, and I would like us to come to another hope in time, to talk to policemen who still live far longer than they are today. Imagine that here will be the best performance pool in the Republic of Moldova by the end of the year.
Alexei Lungu: I suggest that you make a police radiography of August 27, 1991, even if you were not a member of the Ministry of the Interior, and to this day. What is the image you see?
Alexandru Jizdan: I came to the police in 1992 and got the second year of independence of the Republic of Moldova. I remember with great detail those times. When I came to the practical model to activate, the times were totally different. I'm enjoying another police today. What we see is quite different, first of all, in terms of endowment that we have.
In the 1990s, the police and those who activated, our veterans would not let me lie, they only had two cars named UAZ, a Russian name, and if there was a restraint of more than 50 km, a service car did not you were giving. Light disconnections, salary gave you every four to five months. It was quite difficult! There were no projects, there was no light in the tunnel. I, come to the police, did not see a prospect then to buy an apartment.
It was not the First House 1 project, the First House 2 project, not talking about service apartments, not insisting on raising wages. Probably, that the state did not have the potential. Today, we have changed things, slowly, slowly, because we have handed over the first service apartments, the Government has adopted several projects related to First House 1, First House 2, First House 3, and we are very concentrated in to change the feeling of those who work. If you want to talk about the image, I think the picture has changed for the better. We are, I think, slightly over 50% trust the population in the police. Things are changing. Those who come to the Republic of Moldova, have discussions with the people who live in our country, I am interested in finding out what people think when they walk on the streets of the Republic of Moldova on the streets of Chisinau, everyone tells me that they feel safe . For me it is most important, and when my children go to the street and do not go with a girofar, I do not go with bodyguards, my children live in the same conditions as the other children, I have no emotions that someone will attack them.
Alexei Lungu: An independent police means a well-assured policeman. We talk about salaries, a well-equipped work place and sports halls to be well prepared, we also talk about the police's safety. Do you plan to strengthen the police's independence?
Alexandru Jizdan: I faced several times with a phenomenon when we try and come with beneficial projects towards our employee and he does not want to believe that we want to help him. Years have shown that we have implemented several projects that have led to wage increases. We also have institutes that have benefited from wage increases to 100%. We are talking about apartments, dwellings, spaces for rent. The last project we have approved, provides for a salary of a function, covering the rent by paying a salary of an employee, which is practically between 1,000 and 1,500 lei. I think that with such money it is possible for us in rural areas, districts, to rent a living space.
This problem I consider almost resolved. What is it about Chişinău, with this money it is virtually impossible to rent an apartment, but the first service apartments will come here in the city of Chisinau. On Gheorghe Asachi Street, the first seven apartments were handed the keys to IGSU employees.
We have a very big and heavy project as a procedure on Testimiţeanu Street. There we negotiate there with more people to see what our benefits will be. We have negotiations with several economic agents. I think that in the near future there will be several hundred apartments that will cover our needs.
Alexei Lungu: Street opposition prepares protests. Already on social networks many give lessons how to confront police, how to fight with the police during the protests. What would be your message to those who would be out in the street? Either those who want to go out peacefully, or those who want to cross the upper limit of the law.
Alexandru Jizdan: Those who come to face will face the well-prepared police and well-trained carabiners. But when you do not know how to proceed, you have to proceed according to the law. And today the legislation in the Republic of Moldova stipulates that when we have violent protests, it allows us to apply special means and physical force to restore order and security. I do not recommend anyone to come to protest violently, and I do not think that the one who loves the country will go to this, because we have examples in Ukraine.
Those who organize such protests should take full responsibility for what it was. We have several examples of violence, the organizers are fooling around, forgive me for expression, and they say they are challengers who brought the police. We do not bring provocations, we bring people trained to maintain and ensure public order. Otherwise there are some insinuations or political challenges. We will not give up and I would ask people who come to protest to be very careful.
Alexei Lungu: What is your 27 August message for both the ordinary citizen and the common policeman?
Alexandru Jizdan: I wish everyone to look and have more confidence in tomorrow, negativity, we have probably stopped believing in the future of this country and our country is struggling to go forward. I see the beautiful perspectives of this country. I have traveled abroad and I am firmly convinced that we are loved by our country equally as we love it. As much as we give, she gives us the same. I want peace in the soul, I want to put a little bit of effort to help my country go forward.
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The Moldovan police becoming more and more efficient. This conclusion came to the Interior Minister, Alexandru Jizdan, who compared the conditions in which he began his activity in the 90's and the present. Alexander Jizdan is sure the cops can cope with internal challenges.
The statements were made in an exclusive interview for First News, conducted by our colleague Alexei Lungu.
Alexei Lungu: Minister, thank you very much for finding time again and I'm glad to talk again. I do not like interviews in the office. I prefer to be a more distinguished atmosphere. Explain why you insisted on this location, but not another one?
Alexander Jizdan: Probably for the simple reason that I wanted to get out of my office. It is also an opportunity for me to combine this interview, the enjoyable with the useful. That's why I came here to the pool at the Dinamo sports club. In the near future, this pool is to be renovated. All the procedures have been passed, and a basin will be installed here for the first time in the Republic of Moldova, a stainless steel basin that will have the most advanced filtration system, including the swimming pool, which is predestined to children, and now we are at the end of summer, and the kids enjoy the pool.
The Ministry of the Interior insists on improving the professional quality of life and this pool is part of this system. You see the hospital of the Interior Ministry, we're in the middle of the Police Academy. Virtually everyone around you has the opportunity to use this pool. I was saying in some shows that a policeman's hope is about 59 years old, and I would like us to come to another hope in time, to talk to policemen who still live far longer than they are today. Imagine that here will be the best performance pool in the Republic of Moldova by the end of the year.
Alexei Lungu: I suggest that you make a police radiography of August 27, 1991, even if you were not a member of the Ministry of the Interior, and to this day. What is the image you see?
Alexandru Jizdan: I came to the police in 1992 and got the second year of independence of the Republic of Moldova. I remember with great detail those times. When I came to the practical model to activate, the times were totally different. I'm enjoying another police today. What we see is quite different, first of all, in terms of endowment that we have.
In the 1990s, the police and those who activated, our veterans would not let me lie, they only had two cars named UAZ, a Russian name, and if there was a restraint of more than 50 km, a service car did not you were giving. Light disconnections, salary gave you every four to five months. It was quite difficult! There were no projects, there was no light in the tunnel. I, come to the police, did not see a prospect then to buy an apartment.
It was not the First House 1 project, the First House 2 project, not talking about service apartments, not insisting on raising wages. Probably, that the state did not have the potential. Today, we have changed things, slowly, slowly, because we have handed over the first service apartments, the Government has adopted several projects related to First House 1, First House 2, First House 3, and we are very concentrated in to change the feeling of those who work. If you want to talk about the image, I think the picture has changed for the better. We are, I think, slightly over 50% trust the population in the police. Things are changing. Those who come to the Republic of Moldova, have discussions with the people who live in our country, I am interested in finding out what people think when they walk on the streets of the Republic of Moldova on the streets of Chisinau, everyone tells me that they feel safe . For me it is most important, and when my children go to the street and do not go with a girofar, I do not go with bodyguards, my children live in the same conditions as the other children, I have no emotions that someone will attack them.
Alexei Lungu: An independent police means a well-assured policeman. We talk about salaries, a well-equipped work place and sports halls to be well prepared, we also talk about the police's safety. Do you plan to strengthen the police's independence?
Alexandru Jizdan: I faced several times with a phenomenon when we try and come with beneficial projects towards our employee and he does not want to believe that we want to help him. Years have shown that we have implemented several projects that have led to wage increases. We also have institutes that have benefited from wage increases to 100%. We are talking about apartments, dwellings, spaces for rent. The last project we have approved, provides for a salary of a function, covering the rent by paying a salary of an employee, which is practically between 1,000 and 1,500 lei. I think that with such money it is possible for us in rural areas, districts, to rent a living space.
This problem I consider almost resolved. What is it about Chişinău, with this money it is virtually impossible to rent an apartment, but the first service apartments will come here in the city of Chisinau. On Gheorghe Asachi Street, the first seven apartments were handed the keys to IGSU employees.
We have a very big and heavy project as a procedure on Testimiţeanu Street. There we negotiate there with more people to see what our benefits will be. We have negotiations with several economic agents. I think that in the near future there will be several hundred apartments that will cover our needs.
Alexei Lungu: Street opposition prepares protests. Already on social networks many give lessons how to confront police, how to fight with the police during the protests. What would be your message to those who would be out in the street? Either those who want to go out peacefully, or those who want to cross the upper limit of the law.
Alexandru Jizdan: Those who come to face will face the well-prepared police and well-trained carabiners. But when you do not know how to proceed, you have to proceed according to the law. And today the legislation in the Republic of Moldova stipulates that when we have violent protests, it allows us to apply special means and physical force to restore order and security. I do not recommend anyone to come to protest violently, and I do not think that the one who loves the country will go to this, because we have examples in Ukraine.
Those who organize such protests should take full responsibility for what it was. We have several examples of violence, the organizers are fooling around, forgive me for expression, and they say they are challengers who brought the police. We do not bring provocations, we bring people trained to maintain and ensure public order. Otherwise there are some insinuations or political challenges. We will not give up and I would ask people who come to protest to be very careful.
Alexei Lungu: What is your 27 August message for both the ordinary citizen and the common policeman?
Alexandru Jizdan: I wish everyone to look and have more confidence in tomorrow, negativity, we have probably stopped believing in the future of this country and our country is struggling to go forward. I see the beautiful perspectives of this country. I have traveled abroad and I am firmly convinced that we are loved by our country equally as we love it. As much as we give, she gives us the same. I want peace in the soul, I want to put a little bit of effort to help my country go forward.