PAS group MP, ACUM Bloc, Lilian Carp, notifies the General Prosecutor's Office about a series of violations committed at the National Enterprise "Railway of Moldova". During a press briefing, Lilian Carp said that allegedly "there is a copper and aluminium illegal sale scheme" at the Bender railway hub.
The MP claims that a group of Bender railway hub employees brought him information, including video evidence, about how other employees are hiding scrap metal accumulated in the process of old wagon disposal, which is subsequently illegally sold. On July 23, the internal security service of the "Railway of Moldova" conducted checks at Bender and found warehouses full of aluminum and copper. According to documents, the warehouses were empty.
The MP says that the Bender-Varnița Police Stations was informed of the findings. Instead of investigating who is in charge of the illicit "business", Lilian Carp claims that police officers from Bender and Varnița have done nothing. The deputy is asking the Prosecutor's Office to investigate the case. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is required to ensure that this case will not be covered up by the Bender Police Station.
In other news, the MP said that the concrete sleepers produced for the railway over the course of 2006-2015 are crumbling after 3-5 years of usage and the routes where they are installed are considered damaged, which forces trains to slow down. The concrete sleepers were produced at the Balti plant and are supposed to have a 25-50 year life cycle. The parliamentarian asks the Court of Accounts to evaluate the losses generated by the activity of the Balti plant.
IPN called CFM in order to get a comment from the company management. Anteroom employees promised that an administration representative will get back with a comment after studying the issue.
Update: The National Enterprise "Railway of Moldova" informs that "about a month ago, the management of the Bender railway node apprised the CFM administration regarding the identification of unaccounted for stocks of metals". "The review and inspection service has inspected the relevant subdivision and confirmed the existence of suspicious elements, liable to the attention and interest of law enforcement bodies." "The CFM decided to forward the gathered information to the relevant law enforcement bodies, as the situation clearly exceeds the competences the company has”, states the administration of the company.
