Director, Security and Intelligence Service Artur Resetnicov of Moldova

The evident concern of the opposition about the candidacy of Resetnicov is easy to understand: a person from the team of the President Vladimir Voronin has become the head of ISS.

The second possible explanation is that Artur Resetnicov has been appointed to head ISS with a view of reforming this institution.

The fear of the opposition (not yet expressed publicly) is that Artur Resetnicov has one year at his disposal to "work on" the major opponents of power and find their "weaknesses" that shall be used by the authorities as weighty arguments in the election campaign.

Artur Resetnicov has been in the team of the President Vladimir Voronin since the very times when nobody could even imagine that the party lead by the latter was to become a major governing force in the Republic of Moldova.

in the juridical gap regarding extremism.

In comments on the draft law, presidential advisor in law affairs Artur Resetnicov said the new legal framework was designed to fill in the juridical gap regarding extremism.

Previously, Resetnicov was presidential advisor for legal affairs.

Meeting journalists today, Resetnicov said that the law on dual citizenship passed by the parliament.

At the 2001 election, Resetnicov was representing the PCRM at the Central Electoral Commission and after that he was for several years presidential adviser on legal affairs.

The ISS delegation headed by its director Artur Resetnicov was on an official visit to Portugal on November 24-27.