“The Ministry of Justice of Moldova launched the process of extradition of the fugitive oligarch Vlad Plakhotniuk, who was detained in Greece the day before. Source: “European Truth” with reference to the NEWSMAKER portal: According to the representative of the department Loretry Lisnik, the Ministry of Justice of Moldova initiated the procedure of extradition of Plahotniuk “after the Interpol Bureau in Chisinau officially told us about his detention in Greece.””, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European Truth” with reference to the Newsmaker portal
Details: According to the representative of the department Loretry Lisnik, the Ministry of Justice of Moldova initiated the procedure of extradition of Plahotniuk “after the Interpol Bureau in Chisinau officially told us about his detention in Greece.”
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“The extradition request will be sent to the competent authorities of Greece,” the spokesman added, emphasizing that Moldova’s Ministry of Justice is watching the situation closely, “to protect the interests of” the country.
Recall:
- Moldova’s police reported on July 22 about the detention in Greece of the Moldovan oligarch-fugitive, the former leader of the Democratic Party, Vlad Plahotniuk. Police said they received information from the Interpol office in Athens.
- According to NM sources, the former Moldovan deputy, one of Plahotniuk’s associates Konstantin Tsuts, was the second detainee.
- Plakhotniuk, who was called the “Lord of Moldova” because of his widespread influence, fled the country in June 2019. The politician lived in the United States for a while, but in January 2020, his stay was found undesirable there.
- According to unconfirmed information, he was later in Northern Cyprus.
- In Moldova, warrants were arrested in three criminal cases. On February 7, 2025, Interpol announced Plakhotniuk on the international wanted list.