The man who called the 112 Service and said that explosives had been planted at the Centru and Buiucani Courts of Chisinau on Monday was detained. According to the police, the man resorted to a bomb hoax in order to delay the trial in his case so that the statute of limitations expired, IPN reports.

The General Police Inspectorate said that mobile phones and SIM cards that were used to commit the offenses were found following searches conducted at the suspect’s home and in his car.

The man was remanded in custody for 72 hours and is investigated for intentional misinformation about an act of terrorism. He is suspected of involvement in other similar cases.