(7 Jun 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bucharest – 7 June 2024
1. Various of retired military personnel during a protest in front of government offices
2. SOUNDBITE (Romanian) Col Isaia Oprisor, retired officer:
“I came here for the injustices done to retired or reserve military personnel. We are the only country in NATO where reserve officers of the Romanian army come to the streets to beg for their rights, and we are the only remaining military personnel in reserve that are constantly mocked.’’
3. Various of protester with placards and flags
4. SOUNDBITE (Romanian) Vasile (no surname given), retired officer:
“I came to ask for our rights, respectively, but to ask the government to respect the law. We don’t ask for more money other than what’s specified in the law.”
5. Various of protest in front of government offices
STORYLINE:
Romanian military veterans held a protest Friday in Bucharest, demanding an increase to their benefits payments in line with personnel in active service.
“I came to ask for our rights, respectively, but to ask the government to respect the law,” said Vasile, a retired officer.
At a similar protest on May 9, Defense Minister Angel Tilvar assured former officers that the issue will be addressed by the government.
But retired officers say the government has so far failed to act.
AP video shot by Nicolae Dumitrache
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