Peter Michalko: Moldovan Authorities Seem to be Reluctant to Investigate the Stealing of the Billion

Ambassador Peter Michalko, Head of the European Union Delegation to Moldova for ProTV expressed suspicions that Moldovan authorities have no desire to investigate the stealing of the billion, to return the money or to punish the guilty. He said that not just European partners, but also Moldovan people want to know how the money will be returned, as the republic’s economy suffered a considerable damage and the guilty should be punished. Answering the question about those who are behind it Peter Michalko said that everything is in the hand of the country leadership, the profile state institutions - the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Agency for Returning Criminal Assets. There are suspicions that the authorities have no desire to investigate the theft of a billion, return the money and punish those who are guilty. Parliament has requested and keeps requesting the Prosecutor’s Office to submit a report. The same thing happens with the judicial system, meetings are constantly canceled. There are people who have played a key role in this matter. Let's see how one can benefit from non-standard economic obligations, for example, Duty Free gas stations. So, all this leads to certain questions. Everyone wants to know where the money is, how to get it back. Of course, through investigations, I don’t know if this begins with Orhei, but through investigations. However, at the same time, Moldova adopts a law on budget amnesty and adopts it in such a way that it does not meet the required standards. One of our demands was not to pass this act”. Source: Point.md