The Resistance Movement ACUM constituted by the parties PAS, PPPDA and PLDM and opinion leaders from civil society  formulated a petition addressed to the European institutions by which they ask to investigate and prosecute the citizens of the Republic of Moldova who were involved in money laundering and the theft of the US$1 billion. So far the petition was signed by over 6,000 persons. The intention is to collect 50,000 signatures, IPN reports, with reference to a press release of the Movement.

According to ACUM, the decision to submit the petition was taken because since the stealing of US$1 billion (12% of the GDP) from the banking system was discovered, the Moldovan authorities, together with the law enforcement agencies of the country, have recovered no leu. On the contrary, they protect the persons involved in this theft.

PAS leader Maia Sandu said many of the stolen money was spent on the EU’s territory so that there are all the conditions for the European institutions, when they are notified, to open an investigation and to start the prosecution of the Moldovans involved in the fraud.

PPPDA president Andrei Năstase noted that for the petition to have a greater weight and power, it is crucial that as many citizens as possible put their signatures on it.

The petition can be signed online on www.acum.md/petitie and at the head offices of the PPPDA and PLDM.

The petition is addressed to the European Parliament, the Council of Europe, the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, OLAF, Europol and is to be submitted to these in November.