WORLD : More Romania Dissidents Seized
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BUCHAREST, Romania — The government of President-elect Ion Iliescu today announced the arrest of two more opposition leaders in its continuing crackdown on dissent.
The wife of another detained opposition figure sought refuge at the Dutch ambassador’s home, and a Dutch official said, “We will not ask her to leave.”
Authorities appeared to be adopting a a two-pronged tactic of talking to opposition groups while detaining their leaders. Foreign governments, including the United States, have criticized the way Romania has handled protests.
The Interior Ministry today said it has arrested opposition figures Dumitru Dinca and Nica Leon, leader of the small National Democratic Party.
The two are being held as part of an investigation into the 53-day anti-government protest on University Square that club-wielding riot police broke up last Wednesday.
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