Law enforcement officers on Friday carried out again searches at representatives of the parties affiliated to the fugitive convict Ilan Shor. It goes to the same criminal case initiated for the illegal financing of political parties, initiative groups and electoral contestants, as well as for money laundering committed by an organized criminal group, both in particularly large proportions, IPN reports.

According to the National Investigative Inspectorate, the case features members of local organizations of particular political parties. They were remunerated monthly with sums of money that were not reflected in the official accounting records of these parties. The money was paid for activities carried out in the context of the upcoming presidential election, such as participation in rallies, flashmob meetings and protests.

“Thus, the representatives of the parties affiliated to Ilan Shor were transferred sums of money through ATMs in various localities of the country, in order to support the activities of the parties, electoral corruption in the upcoming election and the boycott of the referendum,” the Inspectorate said.

It noted that a number of people who deposited money in the accounts of activists of the political party “Chance” were documented. These persons were created bank accounts at the Russian commercial bank “Promsvyazbank” and amounts of money were transferred to them through the “PSB” application. The amounts varied between 10,000 and 155,000 Russian rubles, the equivalent of 1,800 - 27,900 lei. The money was also intended for party activities and for influencing the election.