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Moldova: Former Russian President Dodon Detained – Suspected of Betrayal and Corruption

Former Moldovan (Moldovan) pro-Russian President Igor Dodon has been arrested on suspicion of treason and corruption, prosecutors say in a country where tensions between pro-Western and pro-Russian have risen with the war in Ukraine.

“Igor Dodon was arrested this morning and remanded in custody for 72 hours. president and at his residence in Chisinau, the capital of the former Soviet republic.

He is being investigated for “betrayal of the State”, “passive corruption”, “financing of a political party by a criminal organization” and “illegal enrichment”.

Igor Dodon is suspected of accepting money in 2019 from his oligarch and political ally Vlad Plachotnuts, who has since been exiled and is the target of US sanctions.

Igor Dodon served as President of Moldova from 2016 to 2020 and was openly supported by Moscow.

The population of Moldova is predominantly Romanian-speaking and coexists with a large Russian-speaking community. Power alternates between pro-Russian and pro-Western, fueling recurring political crises.

After a series of scandals around his face and given the widespread corruption and endemic poverty, the pro-European Maya Santou won the presidential and parliamentary elections in 2020 and 2021, consolidating her leadership position.

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Chisinau has expressed strong support for Kyiv. It welcomes refugees from Ukraine, has applied for membership in the European Union and has fulfilled its promise of a significant increase in EU military assistance.

Because Moldova, which owns the Transnistrian region, pro-Russian territory that has declared “independence” and borders Ukraine, fears that it will become Moscow’s next target, following a series of “attacks” on the territory in April. of. The pro-Russian authorities in Transnistria complained at the time that the attacks “came from Ukrainian territory”.

Moscow does not miss an opportunity to sharply criticize Moldova.

Source: AMPE

Source: Capital

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