New hearings were held by the commission of inquiry into the “Laundromat” case on January 14. According to the presented information, the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) issued 37 warnings and imposed 18 fines totaling 2 million lei on the involved bank, Moldindconbank. As a result, representatives of the institution notified the law enforcement agencies. The commission’s head Inga Grigoriu called on the prosecutors to examine the NBM’s reports, IPN reports.
Inga Grigoriu said the NBM officials who took part in the hearing provided responses to a number of questions addressed by the commission at the end of last year. There are 46 decisions to suspend suspect transactions, according to the Service for the Prevention and Combating of Money Laundering. Former NBM governor Dorin Drăguțanu could provide additional information in public hearings.
The NBM officials said the institution always abided by the legal provisions and the own regulations on money laundering and terrorism financing. In 2010, the NBM carried out inspections at each financial institution according to plan.
The commission is to present a report in April.
