Prosecutor involved in Bahmut accident remanded in custody

23.10.2023 10:16
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The prosecutor involved in the Bahmut road accident that resulted in four deaths was remanded in custody for a period of 30 days. A decision to this effect was taken by the Ciocana Court of Chisinau at the request of prosecutors, IPN reports.

The Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Special Cases said that the investigation continues within the investigation group that consists of representatives of a number of bodies under the direction of the PCCOCS.

The accident in Bahmut village of Călărași district occurred in the evening of October 20 when the car driven by the prosecutor violently hit a cart. Four members of a family died, while two more members – a girl aged four and her grandfather – suffered serious injuries.

The 63-year-old grandfather is under intensive care at the Călărași District Hospital. The institution’s vice director Ion Veveriță said the man is in a serious, but stable state. He is conscious.

The four-year-old girl is in a coma at the Mother and Child Institute in Chisinau. The spokesman for the Mother and Child Institute Maxim Cazacu has told IPN that the patient’s state remains very serious and without any essential changes.

Prosecutors also asked to remand in custody the police officer who was involved in a road accident near the Chisinau International Airport on October 21. The accident claimed the lives of two persons traveling by a motorcycle. According to the General Police Inspectorate, a team of the National Public Security Inspectorate collided with a motorcycle at the intersection with Dacia Blvd when coming from the Chisinau International Airport. As a result of the impact, the motorcycle caught fire and the driver and his female passenger died on the spot.

Contacted by IPN for details, spokeswoman for the Prosecutor General’s Office Violina Moraru said that legal action over violation of the road traffic rules was taken over the accident of October 21. The driver of the police car was detained. On October 22, prosecutors of the Chisinau Prosecutor’s Office asked for 30 days in remand detention for him.