 On 17 September the Moldovan government held a working session in Dubăsari in the building of the raion soviet which was loyal to the central authorities in Chişinău.Moreover, many Transnistrian civil servants, including the police, employees of the public prosecutor's, and employees of the court system remained loyal to the government in Chişinău.These were often the targets of violence and intimidation as Transnistrian authorities attempted to take control of loyalist governmental institutions.