A protester unloaded tons of excrement on the doorstep of Moldova's Liberal Democratic Party in the early hours of October 11. (Liberal Democratic Party Moldova)

Surveillance video captured the bizarre, revolting scene of a sanitation truck dumping gallons of excrement before the entrance of the headquarters of the ruling party of Moldova.

The footage shows a sanitation truck plow up the front steps of the offices of the Liberal Democratic Party in the Moldovan capital Chisinau. It proceeds to spew three tons of filth from a hose affixed to the top of the vehicle. At one point, a person inside the truck redirects the hose more directly at the building's threshold.

Moldova is in a fraught political moment. For months, opposition groups have been protesting the government of Prime Minister Valeriu Strelet, accusing it of graft and furious over the abysmal state of the country's economy. Moldova is considered to be one of Europe's poorest nations.

According to authorities, the driver of the van faces a fine of $258. The average salary in Moldova is around $270 a month.