Former Prime Minister Iurie Leancă says that a Member of Parliament, even if he is the chairman of an inquiry committee, cannot ask the Prosecutor's Office to commence a criminal case and, in particular, cannot give orders who should be charged. Asked about the conclusions of the Inquiry Committee investigating the bank fraud, which requested the investigation of several former and current dignitaries, including the former prime minister, Iurie Leancă said that the committee chairman Alexandru Slusari just "makes resonant political statements".
In the opinion of the former prime minister, Alexandru Slusari does this "in an attempt to hide from his electorate the inability to keep his promises and his inability to contribute to raising the living standard of Moldovan citizens". The former prime minister also says that Alexandru Slusari "proved multiple times that he does not have basic knowledge in the field that he is investigating and that he blatantly breaks the law".
Iurie Leancă states that "this is a clear evidence of interference in the act of justice". The former prime minister added that he is curious if any prosecutors will comply with this request, given that the law and the Constitutional Court jurisprudence make it clear that "the parliamentary committee does not establish the criminal responsibility of any person". He added that "any public statement (by the Inquiry Committee) making allegations that are not proven during strictly regulated proceedings is unacceptable”.
Taking into account the invoked legal framework, Iurie Leancă says that he has reasonable suspicion that the actions of Alexandru Slusari would be regarded by prosecutors as a self-denunciation which makes him guilty of official misconduct and of interference in the act of justice.
