New searches in the file of illegal financing of parties affiliated with Ilan Șor
The officers of the National Investigation Inspectorate, together with the prosecutors of the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office, conducted new searches on Friday, September 13, in a criminal case regarding the illegal financing of political parties and initiative groups. The file, opened under accusations of money laundering and illegal financing in particularly large proportions, involves the activity of an organized criminal group, informs the Police. According to the source, it is about the representatives of the parties affiliated to Ilan Șor.
Law enforcement officials have released audio and photo recordings relevant to the case. In the recordings, several people discuss receiving or about to receive money. The Police also published screenshots of money transfers through the PSB app.
The Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office previously announced that it conducted searches on this case on September 9 as well. According to the information from the investigation, it was discovered that the members of the territorial organizations of some political parties in the Republic of Moldova were remunerated monthly with sums of money that do not appear in the official accounting records. The money was used to support political activities in the context of the upcoming presidential election, including participation in rallies, flash mobs and protest actions.
The investigation also brings to light connections between the representatives of the parties affiliated to Ilan Șor, who would have received money through transfers made through ATMs in various localities in the country. The sums were intended to support "party activities, to influence elections and to boycott the referendum", reads the investigation.
Another finding of the investigation involves members of the "Chance" Party, who were receiving funds through the "PSB" application from the commercial bank "Promsvyazbank" in the Russian Federation. These transfers, made in Russian rubles, ranged between 10,000 and 155,000 rubles, equivalent to 1,800 - 27,900 Moldovan lei, and were intended to support electoral activities.
As a result of the searches, documents, bank cards, mobile phones and other relevant objects were seized for further investigations. Law enforcement agencies will continue to investigate the case to establish all the details and to make a decision.
