A commission of inquiry was set up in Parliament to elucidate the circumstances of the alleged kipping of former Ukrainian judge Mykola Chaus. A draft decision to this effect was adopted by the MPs on April 9. Under the decision that was drafted by the Socialist MPs, the commission of inquiry will involve in its activity all the responsible state authorities, will question the sides and persons involved and will present a report on the elucidation of the circumstances of the alleged kidnapping to Parliament within 60 days, IPN reports.

The bill authors said the ex-judge was reportedly kidnaped in central Chisinau on April 3. Mykola Chaus, who sought political asylum in Moldova and his application is being examined by the courts in Moldova, was supposedly kidnapped by a group of armed persons and was taken in an unknown direction.

The informative note to the bill says that according to the Ukrainian press, Mykola Chaus is accused by the authorities in Ukraine of taking bribe. In 2017, the law enforcement bodies of Ukraine put him on the wanted list. The Supreme Court of Justice of Moldova rejected his application for asylum. Photos of Mykola Chaus with signs of violence on his face appeared in the social media on April 5. Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said it does not comment on the presupposed kidnapping of ex-judge Mykola Chaus.

The Socialist PMs noted that Mykola Chaus was reportedly taken to Ukraine in the trunk of a car that belongs to the Embassy of Ukraine in Moldova. Later, the acting minister of foreign affairs of Moldova said the diplomatic transport has a special status and cannot be checked.

The commission consists of nine MPs representing different groups. PPPDA MP Vasile Năstase will head the commission. Socialist MP Andrian Lebedinschi will serve as deputy head, while Socialist MP Grigore Novac as secretary.