“Vladimir Plahotniuc is like a virus for the Republic of Moldova and the people should drink the whole content of a glass so as to find the antidote on the bottom,” businessman Victor Topa, who has lived in Germany for six years, said in an interview for Jurnal TV channel. This is the first interview given by Topa after he left Moldova.
“Plahotniuc controlled Voronin to a certain extent during the communist period or managed things from behind. Now he plays openly and practically took everything under control. He captured the state. The institutions no longer work. The Republic of Moldova became like Nicaragua or Haiti. It entered a vicious circle, unlike such states as the Dominican Republic or others, and this is a serious problem. Plahotniuc is like a virus, like typhus. But an antidote will be found this year or the next year. It is important for him not to destroy Moldova,” stated Victor Topa.
He noted that the first time he was provoked by Vladimir Voronin and thus had to orient his businesses to Germany. “The first challenge came from Voronin in 2001. In fact, I should be grateful to him because owing to him I oriented my businesses to Germany, where we won a lot of money. I worked all the weekdays in Germany and returned to Moldova, to the family, on the weekend,” he said.
Victor Topa stated that he was a business partner of Vladimir Plahotniuc, who ultimately stole his business. “We were partners. We both owned shares in Victoriabank. There were two moments that made me ponder over. When Slopac proposed buying his shares in the company Asito, Plahotniuc offered me to rob him. Afterward Plahotniuc suggested dispossessing someone of shares. I have never seen so much malice. This man does not have financial responsibility and scruples. I went to specialists in psychiatry and these told me that he is a sociopath. He offered me to buy my shares in Victoriabank and finally robbed me and ordered that I should be jailed,” he said.
Victor Topa also said that he does not want to return to Moldova or to become involved in Moldovan politics. “When I’m rehabilitated, I will only visit my friends and the graves of my parents. In Germany, my businesses go well and my family is very well here. Germany is a large country, with free people. It is a pleasure to work here. Moldova is a too small country for us,” he stated.
