MPs Denis Ulanov and Petru Jardan were remanded in custody for 72 hours by the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office and one of them was questioned. One day ago, the parliamentary immunity of the two was lifted by the legislature at the request of Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo, IPN reports.
According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, Petru Jardan was already questioned, being suspected of abuse of power in the interests of an organized criminal group and to the detriment of the interests of the state-run enterprise “Chisinau International Airport” that is under concession. Yesterday, anticorruption prosecutors carried out searches at the MP’s home and in his office at “Avia Invest” company that he managed. The procedures were ended by 10pm, as the law provides.
The investigation measures will continue today. Denis Ulanov is to be questioned as a suspect involved in the bank fraud case. He is investigated for swindle and money laundering in the interests of a criminal association.
Both of the MPs say the accusations made against them are part of a political attack against them and the party of which they form part.
