Interpol adds Plahotniuc to the list of internationally wanted persons
A week after being placed on the international wanted list, Vladimir Plahotniuc, the former leader of the Democratic Party of the Republic of Moldova, appeared on the official Interpol website, among the internationally wanted persons.
We recall that Interpol accepted the request for international arrest of Vladimir Plahotniuc on February 7th.
We remind you that Vladimir Plahotniuc fled the Republic of Moldova in the summer of 2019, after the Democratic Party of Moldova lost power. In the same year, the authorities in Chisinau requested his prosecution through Interpol, and an arrest warrant was issued against him for crimes such as creating and leading a criminal organization, fraud and money laundering. According to the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, Plahotniuc allegedly benefited from over 39 million dollars and 3.5 million euros, stolen from Banca de Economii, Unibank and Banca Sociala. Also, in December 2022, the British authorities imposed sanctions on Plahotniuc and Ilan Shor, accused in the "Bank Fraud" case. In the past, the two were also included on the US sanctions list for involvement in systemic corruption and influencing electoral processes in favor of Russia.
