The Centru Court of Chisinau accepted the persecutors’ request and issued a warrant for the arrest of the leader of “Our Party” Renato Usatyi, who is the mayor of Balti town, for 30 days of the arrest day. According to prosecutor Vitalie Busuioc, Usatyi will be put on the wanted list and will be held at Penitentiary No. 13 when he is arrested, IPN reports.

Renato Usatyi was charged on October 22. He was summoned to the prosecution body, but didn’t present himself.

Renato Usatyi’s lawyer Ion Cerga said all the procedures were performed swiftly. “The arguments of the defense weren’t listened, verified or assessed. It was maintained the prosecutor’s position that the person can be today summoned by an SMS from an unknown mobile phone number,” he stated, adding that the decision will be challenged to the Appeals Court.

The arrest warrant for Renato Usatyi was issued because this didn’t appear in court when he was summoned and based on the statements made by the sides in two criminal cases started over illegal obtaining of goods and attempt to murder businessman German Gorbuntsov.