The prosecutor's office said in a statement today that Pasat met with Christian Democratic opposition leader Lurie Rosca ahead of the March 2005 elections, and asked him to organize protests to destabilize the government.
The statement said Pasat allegedly had planned to have Rosca killed later and to blame the murder on President Vladimir Voronin to trigger violent protests to undermine the state authority.
Rosca confirmed today that Pasat at the time asked him for help in overthrowing Voronin.
(Flux, AP)
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