Health Minister Andrei Usatyi asserts the criminal case started against him is an attempt to intimidate the Liberal Democratic Party and him because he forms part of this party, Info-Prim Neo reports. “The case refers to abuse of power, as far as I know. I would like to put a question to those with epaulettes who want to investigate me: What article I violated and what damage I caused to Moldovan society?” said the minister. Speaking about the works to modernize the National Clinical Hospital, Andrei Usatyi said that these works were executed with money from a public-private partnership. The Hospital’s hall was transformed from a ‘stable’ into a well-laid-out room. “Minister Usatyi works and does not steal. He never stole and those who start criminal cases without reasons should know this. I’m sure that they do not have evidence and thus do not say what damage the health minister caused,” he stated. According to the National Anticorruption Center, Andrei Usatyi is investigated for illegally mortgaging 546 square meters of the National Clinical Hospital. He faces up to 10 years in jail and will be banned from holding certain public posts.