Bank accounts and properties in the amount of over 55 million lei have been frozen in connection with the large scale money laundering cases against the former Democratic leader Vlad Plahotniuc. According to the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office the enforcement of seizure is aimed at avoiding the risk of financial means alienation, IPN reports.
The seizure concerns the bank accounts held by Vladimir Plahotniuc as a natural person at "Victoriabank" - about 15,275 million lei. As well as money in the amount of over 278 thousand euros held in the bank account on the name of another individual at "Victoriabank".
The share of 100% of the registered capital of BB-DIALIZA Ltd was also frozen, its value constituting over 31.826 million lei, as well as the 100% share of the registered capital of BASS-SYSTEMS Ltd with a value of 2,950 million lei. At GMG PRODUCTION SRL 10.800 million lei were seized.
Vlad Plahotniuc is accused of money laundering, being wanted at international and interstate level.