The Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office (PA) announced it has completed its investigation against two former executives at the state company Air Moldova. The case has been sent to court and the suspects will be formally charged with abuse of office and mismanagement.

The PA said the suspects withheld critical financial information from auditors for the years 2014-2016. As a result, the state company spent more than 1 million lei for a worthless audit.

The PA added that it is working together with the National Anticorruption Center to further investigate other cases of mismanagement and embezzlement at Air Moldova.

Earlier, a parliamentary inquiry led by MP Igor Munteanu found that Air Moldova had been privatized in 2018 following a scheme based on intentionally acquired debts, suspicious transactions and a procedurally flawed privatization process.