Ex-Moldovan President Dodon Detained For 72 Hours On Suspicion Of 'Corruption,' 'Treason'

Ex-Moldovan President Igor Dodon was detained for 72 hours on suspicion of "corruption" and "treason," Elena Kazakov, the acting head of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, said on Tuesday

CHISINAU (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 24th May, 2022) Ex-Moldovan President Igor Dodon was detained for 72 hours on suspicion of "corruption" and "treason," Elena Kazakov, the acting head of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, said on Tuesday.

Earlier, Marianna Kerpek, a spokeswoman for the Prosecutor General's Office, said that employees of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office and the Information and Security Service were conducting searches in Dodon's house. He is suspected of passive corruption, illicit enrichment, financing the party at the expense of a criminal organization and betrayal of the motherland.

"The Anti-Corruption Center and the Security Council conducted ten searches, we are talking about illegal enrichment, passive corruption, illegal financing of the party, as well as treason. As a result of the searches, two people were detained for 72 hours," Kazakov said at a briefing.

The prosecutor's office confirmed to Sputnik that one of the detainees was Dodon.