Prosecutors to look at allegations about obstruction of hostages’ release

The Prosecutor General’s Office has said it will examine allegations that the recent release of two Moldovan pilots from Taliban captivity has been purposefully delayed “with the involvement of certain forces”.

The PGO said in a press release that it had long been involved alongside other Moldovan authorities in the operation to free our compatriots, and even opened a criminal case. It’s now strictly classified, but the PGO promises to reveal details when the investigation is completed.

During the operation, the PGO said it noted “multiple attempts” from “various actors” to interfere in the process, and “every time (those actors) sabotaged the activity of the relevant authorities and delayed the moment of the victims’ release”.

President Igor Dodon broke the news about the two hostages’ release on Monday, announcing the pilots were now safe and sound in Moscow. He also praised Russia’s negotiating effort in securing the release and underlined his own role in requesting Moscow’s help. The president added that he was considering flying to Moscow to accompany the hostages back to Moldova by the end of the week.

Later on Monday Speaker Andrian Candu suggested that the hostages could have been freed months ago, but someone had been constantly getting in the way; he now knew who. Candu went on to accuse Dodon of hijacking the operation and plotting with Moscow to obstruct the hostages’ earlier release so that their return home would happen at an opportune moment for Dodon’s Socialists’ campaign ahead of the upcoming general elections. Candu denounced it as “a crime”. The President’s Office dismissed the allegations as “political speculations” and electoral “polemics”. 

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