Present at the Buiucani Court on August 30, businessman Veaceslav Platon, who was recently extradited from Ukraine, pleaded not guilty. The hearing where the prosecution asked that the remand detention of the businessman should be extended was adjourned, IPN reports.

Prosecutor Andrei Baiesu didn’t make many statements for the press. He only said that the hearing was postponed and a press release on the matter will be issued later.

While being escorted to the courtroom, Veaceslav Platon shouted to the journalists that all the money was appropriated by Plahotniuc and that his rights were violated during his arrest and extradition.

Veaceslav Platon’s lawyers said they asked that the judge should be replaced and their application is to be examined on September 1. According to the lawyers, a person was extradited so quickly for the first time and this is a sign that it was an order. The lawyers also said that Veaceslav Platon is held at Penitentiary No. 13, where pressure is being exerted on him.

Veaceslav Platon is investigated for swindle and money laundering as a result of which damage of over 800 million lei was caused to Banca de Economii. The prosecutors established that the money that was illegally obtained as loans in Moldova was transferred to the accounts of offshore companies in order to hide their origin. Later, a part of this money was used to repay loans raised from Moldovan banks.