The case involving Alexandr Stoianoglo, regarding the controversial release of businessman Veaceslav Platon, has been reopened. It will undergo re-examination in court.
According to the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, on July 9, 2024, the Penal College of the Chisinau Court of Appeal rejected as inadmissible the appeals filed by two prosecutors from the Organized Crime and Special Cases Prosecutor’s Office (OCSCPO), accusing them of acting illegally with the former head of the Prosecutor General’s Office.
“These appeals contested the decision of the interim president of the Chisinau Court on November 2, 2022, which ordered the formation of a panel of three judges to hear the criminal case involving the three defendants.”
It is worth noting that on October 17, 2022, authorities sent the criminal case involving the former Prosecutor General to the Buiucani headquarters of the Chisinau Court. He faces accusations of passive corruption through illicit advantages, abuse of office in favor of a criminal organization, and making false statements. Additionally, two prosecutors from OCSCPO are alleged to have colluded with the former Prosecutor General in the release of convicted Veaceslav Platon from detention and the unlawful dropping of charges.
“The interim president of the Chisinau Court ordered the formation of a panel of three judges on November 2, 2022, following the registration of this case at the Buiucani headquarters of the Chisinau Court. Two prosecutors from OCSCPO contested the decision,” stated the anti-corruption prosecutors.
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The appeal has been pending at the Chisinau Court of Appeal for over a year and a half. The decision of the Penal College of the Chisinau Court of Appeal is final, allowing the case to proceed to trial.
Stoianoglo faces charges of abuse of office in favor of a criminal organization, illegal abandonment of charges, passive corruption, and making false statements. He maintains his innocence.
Regarding the abuse of office charge, Stoianoglo was acquitted, and the ECHR issued a decision stating that he did not receive a fair trial.
On Monday, July 8, the former Prosecutor General announced his intention to run for President of Moldova, supported by the Socialist Party.