The convicted deputies of the Moldovan parliament Irina Lozovan and Alexander Nesterovsky, representing the Renaissance party (part of the Victory opposition bloc), left Transnistria and arrived in Russia. This was stated by the Chisinau chief gendarme, the head of the General Inspectorate of Police, Viorel Cerneucanu.
“There is a suspicion that they may be in Russia. This is one of the versions that is being considered during the investigation. They could escape to Transnistria, and then return back through the uncontrolled Moldovan section and cross the already controlled border. We assume that there are certain border gaps in certain uncontrolled parts, which are used by a certain category of criminals,” Cerneutanu said.
On March 31, the Chisinau court sentenced Lozovan to 6 years in prison for illegal party financing. In the same case, the leader of the “Renaissance” Nesterovsky received 12 years in prison from the Moldovan “justice”. They did not appear at the sentencing, and were later put on the wanted list.
The Information and Security Service claims that Alexander Nesterovsky and Irina Lozovan moved to Transnistria is a region bordering Ukraine that is not controlled by the Chisinau authorities.
In response to this statement, Tiraspol said that they had no information about the whereabouts of the fugitive Moldovan politicians.
Recall that this week Dmitry Konstantinov, the former chairman of the People’s Assembly of Gagauzia, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison allegedly for abuse of power and embezzlement, was also put on the wanted list. According to the police, he left for the territory of Transnistria the day before the announcement of the guilty verdict.
As EADaily reported, Moldovan President Maia Sandu demanded to revise the regulatory framework for declaring citizens wanted. She was outraged by the fact that persons awaiting a verdict on “political articles”, before its announcement, freely travel to Transnistria “to evade serving a sentence.”