The commercial organization “Continental Business Invest” SRL warns public opinion about the injustice done by the Chisinau City Appeals Court in the case of Casa Modei and former Asito building. The company said that by its decision of June 8, 2021, the court interpreted the law for the benefit of controversial businessman Veaceslav Platon and accepted the appeal of his lawyers, the criminal case being returned to the ordinary court, to another panel of judges. “Continental Business Invest” SRL considers the given decision is illegal for a number of reasons that are evident even for persons without legal studies, IPN reports, quoting a press release of the company.

According to “Continental Business Invest”, the Appeals Court held that the judge of inquiry violated the right of the lawyers for Platon when it pronounced the decision in their absence. “We note that these were absent due to an alleged positive test for COVID-19, but that test was false and this fact was confirmed by the responsible institution – the National Public Health Agency. We remind that presenting the false test with the evident purpose of delaying the examination of the case, the lawyers for Platon took part in the hearings and every time unfoundedly asked to put off the passing of judgment in at least four hearings,” said the company, noting that the conclusion of a judge of inquire is irrevocable, with some exceptions that cannot be applied here.

SC “Continental Business Invest” condemns the dubious way in which the Appeals Court passed its decision on June 8, 2021. “We ask the competent community to draw attention to the risk of setting dangerous precedents in the justice sector of the Republic of Moldova. We ask the competent bodies to pronounce on this case and to intervene to stop the serious deviations from the law. Otherwise, the Republic of Moldova has all the chances to take a new shameful test before the European Court of Human Rights,” runs the press release.

SC “Continental Business Invest” SRL notes that the case of Casa Modei and former Asito buildings is now at the Ciocana Court to which it was sent back by the higher court and also at the Appeals Court where the lawyers for “Continental Business Invest” asked to ensure equity before the law and to annul the controversial decision of December 2020.

The first hearing at the Ciocana Court is to take place on July 5.