The Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office sent to court the criminal case started against the former deputy minister of economy Valeriu Triboi, who is accused of abuse of power and causing of considerable damage to the state budget. Currently, the ex-deputy minister is investigated under house arrest. If his blame is proven, he will be fined or jailed for up to six years and barred from holding particular posts or performing particular activities for a period of five to ten years, IPN reports.
According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, in the period between 2014 and 2016, the ex-minister, abusing his position, bought a building to the value of almost 1 million lei from the national telecoms carrier SA Moldtelecom through the agency of particular persons. Later the building was leased out for a period of ten years to the company Furnizarea Energiei Electrice Nord.
Abusing his power, the culprit instructed decision makers of the company to repair the building. A sum of 4 million lei was allocated for the purpose. For the same building, Furnizarea Energiei Electrice Nord, which repaired this at its own expense, was to pay rental of less than 50,000 lei a year.
The anticorruption prosecutors filed a civil lawsuit whereby they seek compensation of the damage caused by the offense, estimated at 2.5 million lei, which is to be collected from the defendant if he is found guilty.
