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Moldova: Former Russian President Dodon Under house arrest for 30 days

Former Moldovan President Igor Dodon has been placed under house arrest for 30 days.

Igor Dodon is accused of corruption and betrayal. The prosecutor’s office intends to appeal against the court decision that placed him under house arrest and not in a pre-trial detention center.

Prosecutor Petros Yarmaluk said the prosecution would appeal the decision. This can be done within three days. Earlier, Yarmaluk had stated that Dodon was planning to leave the country. “During the investigation, large sums of foreign currency were found, as well as a ticket for 9 a.m. on May 26, which indicates that he intended to leave the territory of the Republic of Moldova,” the prosecutor said.

For his part, Igor Dodon said the criminal case against him was politically motivated, and was initiated by current President Maia Santou, and that the whole affair was “led by the US embassy in Moldova to neutralize the opposition.” .

Prosecutors yesterday charged Dodon with financing a political party with money from a criminal organization, for which he faces up to three years in prison, treason (imprisonment for at least 12 years) and illicit enrichment, punishable by imprisonment. up to seven years. Igor Dodon was arrested on the night of May 24 after a long search of his home, his offices, his parents’ house and other places.

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

Source: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ

Source: Capital

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