The privatisation contracts for Tutun CTC and Air Moldova, and the concession deal for the Chisinau Airport will be made public, announced MP Igor Munteanu.
Munteanu, who chairs a parliamentary inquiry commission set up to look at the deals, told a press briefing that that decision to release the contracts was taken following consultations with theMinistry of Justice and private lawyers.
“We decided to make these contracts public because they are of tremendous interest for the citizens of Moldova. Restricting public access to them would be against the public interest,” declared Igor Munteanu.
The lawmaker also announced that he recently received a letter from the group which privatized the tobacco company Tutun CTC. It apparently said that, following media reports, the owners were ready to terminate the deal without any penalties.
The inquiry commission has selected on the basis of public procurement procedures three groups of private consultants to help with evaluating the legality of the privatization deals.
By August 14 the files of privatizations and concessions will be available to the consultants, and by September 5, they will submit pre-reports that will be heard in the inquiry commission. A final report will be presented before Parliament in October.
