MP of “Moldova Noastra” Alliance (MNA) Veaceslav Untila accuses Marian Lupu of violating the Constitution and the Penal Code and requests his dismissal for the period of investigations. Untila told a news conference on Monday, May 12, that at the beginning of April Lupu invited in his office representatives of 17 insurance companies from Moldova and handled them a list according to which each company had to pay a sum of money for the restoration of Churchi Monastery. Untila mentioned that Lupu, who supervises the restoration of the monastery, shows personal interest in this project – in order to beef up his own image, but also group interest – in order to enhance the image of the party he represents. According to Untila, the actions of the ruling party at Capriana and Curchi Monastery are nothing else than an attempt to associate its own image with the faith in God. Untila reminded that he has sent a note to the General Prosecutor’s Office in this respect, but it said that “it was not informed by the economic entities about the fact that they were forced to allot financial means for the mentioned purposes” and thus “the Prosecutor’s Office has no legal grounds to take measures”. Untila termed the answer of the GPO a mere formality, specifying that MNA has nothing against the restoration of the monastery and philanthropic actions, but the way these projects are carried out in Moldova is called “state racket”. According to Untila, in this case Lupu violated several provisions of the Constitution and Penal Code, mentioning that he will send the note once again to the General Prosecutor in order to reinvestigate the case according to the legislation. Untila asks Lupu to suspend his activity during the investigation, so that he does not put pressure on the law enforcement bodies investigating the case. According to a list presented by the MP, those 17 companies were asked to allot about MDL 5.2 mln, from MDL 13 thousand to MDL 1.4 mln from each company, which constitutes 1% of each company’s income.