New searches in the file of illegal financing of the Political Party Șor. Eight people detained
More than 20 searches were carried out today in the file of illegal financing of the Political Party Şor, the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office announces. As a result, eight people were detained. They are accused of complicity in accepting party funding from an organized criminal group, which, according to the Criminal Code, is punishable by up to 7 years in prison.
The criminal prosecution actions took place throughout the country, at the residence of members of the faction, who are actively and systematically involved in receiving and distributing money in particularly large proportions to presidents and vice-presidents of the party's territorial offices, for transportation and remuneration citizens from different regions of the country at the protests organized by the Şor Party during September 2022 - present, including the protest planned for February 19. We remind you that during the searches carried out on October 20, 2022, prosecutors and officers seized more than 4.2 million MDL and 4,000 US dollars, and on November 2, 2022, more than 320,000 MDL were detected and seized. During the last months, with the help of special technical means, it was possible to document several episodes in which members of the organized criminal group transferred over 3.3 million lei, 61 thousand euros and 55 thousand US dollars to members and activists of the Şor Party . "This money was intended to pay the people who participated in the protests, the payment of the transport and the enveloped salaries of the party members. The accumulated evidence confirms the fact that the money comes from sources prohibited by law", states the Prosecutor's Office The criminal investigation is in the final phase and decisions are to be adopted based on the evidence administered so far, the source reports.
