The Security and Intelligence Service (SIS) jointly with the Prosecutor's Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS) conduct an investigation on “bank fraud” case, regarding the release of over 5 million euros from the bank guarantee account in 2015, within the special administration of Unibank.
For this purpose, on Tuesday, officers carried out searches at the home and office of an employee of the National Bank of Moldova, who in 2015 was appointed special administrator of Unibank. As a result of the searches, the authorities seized mobile phones, electronic media, and documents.
The suspect was detained for 72 hours for a reasonable suspicion of committing abuse of office for the benefit of a criminal group. Criminal investigation is pursued with his help.
According to the law, the person risks imprisonment from 3 to 7 years with forfeiture of the right to exercise certain official duties or to engage in particular activity for a period of 10 years to 15 years.
Any person is presumed innocent until proven guilty by a definitive and irrevocable court judgement.