The request for an arrest warrant sought by prosecutors against MP Ilan Shor could not be examined today at the Cahul Court of Appeals because neither Shor’s private lawyers nor those court-appointed showed up.
Prosecutor Andrei Băieșu said Shor’s arrest is sought after he failed to appear in court and thus breached his bail conditions.
The hearing has been postponed until July 19 to give more time to court-appointed lawyers to study the case.
Both Shor’s private defenders, Denis Ulanov and Iulian Balan could not be reached for comment.
Meanwhile, the Shor Party issued a statement to denounce the recent steps by prosecutors as politically motivated and part of a “slur campaign”.
Earlier today prosecutors seized part of Ilan Shor’s assets, including cars, real property, and stocks.
In June 2017, Ilan Shor was sentenced to seven and a half years in jail for causing damage to the state by swindle and abuse of trust. The sentence was challenged in the Appeals Court and Shor was freed from house arrest and placed under judicial control until a definitive sentence is given to him. In February 2018, the case was moved to the Cahul Appeals Court and a final judgement hasn’t been passed yet.
