After being questioned at the National Anticorruption Center on February 6, the former director of the Administration Board of Banca de Economii (BEM) Ilan Shor was officially declared suspect. The businessman is suspected of signing a contract by which 10 billion lei was transferred from the BEM to Banca Sociala. From there, the money was directed to offshore areas, where the trace was lost.
Press officer of the National Anticorruption Center Angela Starinschi has told IPN that Ilan Shor was banned from leaving the country and is to present himself at the investigation bodies every time he is asked to. He faces up to seven years in jail.
On February 6, the Center’s officers and anticorruption prosecutors carried out searches within two criminal cases started over the release of bad loans by Banca de Economii and abuse of power by members of the Administration Board of Banca Sociala. Three more persons were escorted to the Center for questioning.
