Anatol Plugaru investigated for swindle

Decision makers of the limited liability company Plugarul SRL, which was founded by former Minister of Security Anatol Plugaru, will be investigated for swindle. Legal proceedings were instituted after a group of people complained that they invested money in homebuilding, but Plugarul SRL deprived them of homes. Contacted by Info-Prim Neo, spokeswoman for the General Prosecutor’s Office Maria Vieru said that legal action was taken against Anatol Plugaru and his son, who are the founders of the given company. The Chisinau Prosecutor’s Office established that the company Plugarul SRL in 2008 – 2009 signed homebuilding contracts with eight persons. The company committed itself to erecting an apartment building on Ciuflea St in Chisinau by the start of 2010. The eight persons paid €363,000 for the apartments, but the construction wasn’t finished. The persons investigated in this case face up to 15 years behind bars. Anatol Plugaru stated for Info-Prim Neo that Plugarul SRL did not complete the construction works owing to the financial crisis, which affected other construction companies as well. “They (the prosecutors) solved all the crimes and cases of embezzlement and started to probe the civil relations. It is not within their competence. If these investors have complaints, they should file lawsuits as others did and won the cases. What does swindle mean? The money is in concrete and in this construction. A simple calculation shows that it was invested much more money than these persons paid,” he said. Anatol Plugaru stated that the steps taken by the Chisinau Prosecutor’s Office are intimidations acts. “They probably want to shut me up or intimidate me because I level criticism at the Prosecutor’s Office over the April 7, 2009 events and other cases that have not been yet solved,” he said.