The National Association of Young Historians of Moldova considers there should be created the Patrimony Police that will protect the patrimony and will investigate the cases of intervention and destruction of the national historical and cultural monuments. The statement was made during a roundtable meeting themed “Romania's Experience in Protecting Cultural Heritage,” which was held within the project “Policy on the Protection of the Archeological Heritage in Moldova,” Info-Prim Neo reports. Doctor of History Ion Tintiuc said there are no legislative documents that will regulate exclusively the protection of the archeological heritage of Moldova. There are general documents that do not provide for the punishment of the persons to blame and allow decision makers to avoid responsibility. “The National Association of Young Historians helped draft a bill that was approved by the Government and is to be examined by the specialized parliamentary commission,” Ion Tintiuc said. The historian stressed the academic circle must convince the legislative body that such a law is needed in order to stop the destruction and disappearance of the archeological values. Vitalie Josanu, employee of the Romanian Patrimony Police, said the organization he represents is new in Romania, but the time showed such police divisions are indeed necessary. “The archeologists are representatives of research institutions. They can only assess things and ascertain facts, while the Patrimony Police make the road from discovering the offense to punishing the offenders shorter,” Josanu said. The project “Policy on the Protection of the Archeological Heritage in Moldova: reality and necessity” is implemented with financial support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and Soros Moldova Foundation.