Moldovan parliament building in Chisinau. File photoCHISINAU, June 3Moldovan socialist deputy Grigory Novak denied rumors that the office of the Socialist Party in Chisinau was searched, prosecutors only seized accounting documents in the case of ex-president Igor Dodon on illegal financing of political formations. The day before, the head of the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office, Marianna Kerpek, told RIA Novosti that The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office seized documents from the office of the Party of Socialists of Moldova, as the former leader of the Socialists, ex-president Igor Dodon is accused of illegally financing political formations.The expert predicted the aggravation of the situation with the persecution of Dodon»To make it clear to everyone: there were no searches, as they say, there were no searches, the prosecutors came with a decision, they asked for some accounting documents — this was a legal action, they had to familiarize themselves with the documents, which, perhaps, , are of interest to the investigation,» Novak said on N4 TV channel. He said that ex-president Dodon continues to enjoy the support of members of the Socialist Party, since he remains the honorary chairman of the political force. On May 24, employees of the anti-corruption prosecutor's office detained Dodon, whom the authorities suspect of passive corruption, illicit enrichment, financing of 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 Court of Appeal 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» will put in place and «eliminate, if the citizens so demand, the regime that destroys Moldova» of the ruling party «Action and Solidarity».
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