The hearing in the Shor case that was to take place at the Cahul Appeals Court on February 20 was again put off, at the request of the lawyers for the former president of the Administration Board of Banca de Economii (Savings Bank).

Press officer of the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office Anastasia Mihălceanu has told IPN that the hearing was postponed at the request of Ilan Shor’s lawyers. The defense asked to suspend the hearings for the reason that their client is involved in the election campaign and takes part in a number of events.

The next hearing was set for April 3, 11:30am.

In June 2017, the Buiucani branch of the Chisinau City Court sentenced the suspended mayor of Orhei to seven years and a half in jail for causing considerable damage to the state by swindle and abuse of trust. The same day, Ilan Shor was released from house arrest and will be under judicial control until a definitive sentence is given to him.

The sentence of the first court was appealed by the prosecution and the defense and by the representative of SA Banca de Economii. The case reached the Chisinau Appeals Court in only six months and in February 2018 was transferred to the Cahul Appeals Court.

Ilan Shor heads the Shor Party’s list of candidates for MP in the national constituency in the February 24 parliamentary elections. He also runs in single-member constituency No. 18 Orhei.