Moscow hopes that Chisinau will have the wisdom not to declare a “vendetta” to all supporters of cooperation with Russia and not to clear the political field from the forces that advocate the development of friendly relations with Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
“I would like to believe and hope that under the slogans of the fight against corruption in Moldova, the political field will not be cleared of the forces and associations that advocate the development of friendly, mutually beneficial relations with Russia,” she said during a briefing.
Zakharova stressed that the development of relations between Moldova and Russia cannot interfere with anyone in the country, and the fact that a “vendetta” has been declared against people who were involved in the development of bilateral cooperation with the Russian Federation speaks of the influence of external factors.
“I would like to hope that the Moldovan leadership will have the wisdom not to follow the designated path and ensure justice, respect for all the legal rights and freedoms of the former president, as well as international human rights obligations in the Republic of Moldova,” Zakharova added.
Earlier, employees of the anti-corruption prosecutor’s office detained the former leader of the Party of Socialists of
Moldova, ex-president Igor Dodon, whom the authorities suspect of passive corruption, illegal enrichment, financing the party through a criminal organization and betrayal of the motherland. Searches and investigative measures were carried out in the house of the former leader. The next day, formal charges were brought against him, the prosecutor’s office insisted on a preliminary arrest for 30 days, but the court ruled that Dodon would spend this period under house arrest. The prosecutor’s office and the lawyers of the ex-president himself protested this decision, but the Appeals Chamber upheld the decision of the court of first instance.
Earlier, Dodon, through his lawyers, said on social networks that he had evidence of his innocence. The politician regarded the actions of law enforcement agencies and his detention as “a political matter that is sewn with white threads.” The politician called on supporters of the Socialist Party to support the protests, he expressed confidence that the opposition “with a firm position and courage” would put in place and “eliminate, if the citizens so demand, the regime that destroys Moldova” of the ruling Action and Solidarity party.
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