The Supreme Judicial Chamber transferred former President of Moldova Ihor Dodon from house arrest to judicial control.
NewsMaker writes about it.
Dodon has been under house arrest since May 26, 2022. Then he was searched in the framework of the case of passive corruption, illegal enrichment, treason and financing of a political party by a criminal organization. He was sent under arrest for the "ball case", which got its name from the video in which Dodon receives a black package from oligarch Vlad Plahotniuk.
According to prosecutors, Dodon received from Plahotniuk from 600 thousand to a million dollars. The money was supposed to go to the expenses of the party.
- Plahotniuk is involved in many scandalous investigations both in Moldova and in the Russian Federation. He was repeatedly accused not only of manipulating the political forces of the country, but also of involvement in criminal activities. He is involved in three criminal cases in Russia and one in Moldova.
- Dodon calls the case against him political.
- On June 27, another charge was brought against Dodona — for exceeding powers. The case concerns illegal schemes during the purchase of electricity in 2008-2009 through the Energocom company. At that time, Dodon was the Minister of Economy and Trade.