Following the arrest of former MP Vladimir Andronachi, the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office has announced the arrest of another person. This is suspected of participation in large-scale swindle in the interests of a criminal organization and, directly, in the interests of Vladimir Plahotniuc, this being close to the former Democratic leader, IPN reports.
“More exactly, according to the role attributed to him in the criminal organization and following instructions from Vladimir Plahotniuc, the arrested person’s task was to obtain permissive documents from the National Bank of Moldova. As a result, the members of the criminal organization could steal over US$12.5 million and over €3.8 million from Banca de Economii,” the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office noted in a press release.
The institution said that criminal cases over similar illegalities committed in 2014 were sent to court in 2021-2022.
Controversial businessman Vladimir Andronachi was arrested at the Criva-Mamalîga border crossing point on Wednesday morning. The former Democratic MP was declared undesirable in Ukraine and was expelled from the neighboring state, as the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office informed.
