An ex-vice governor of the National Bank of Moldova and two incumbent division heads were arrested in a new case started over professional negligence during 2010-2014, when about US$20 billion from Russia had been laundered through Moldova’s banking system. The information was confirmed for IPN by the spokeswoman for the National Anticorruption Center Angela Starinschi.

Anticorruption prosecutor Viorel Morari will give a press briefing in connection with the arrests on August 5, at 12 noon.