Constantin Tutu, detained together with Vladimir Plahotniuc in Greece on July 22, 2025, has been released, reports ZdG.md. Moreover, he reportedly purchased a plane ticket from Athens to Chisinau and is expected to arrive on Thursday, September 4, at 09:30.
Realitatea.md contacted the Press Office of the General Prosecutor’s Office to confirm or deny the information.
Plahotniuc, who fled Moldova in June 2019 after losing power, and Tutu, a former athlete and MP, were arrested and placed in pre-trial detention in Athens on the morning of July 22, while trying to leave for Dubai. According to Greek media, the two were accompanied by a 25-year-old woman, a former Miss Moldova 2019.
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Constantin Tutu, the kickboxer turned MP by Plahotniuc, is under criminal investigation in Moldova for influence peddling and illicit enrichment. His cases, opened in May 2020 and November 2021, were later merged into a single file currently examined by the Chisinau Court. The latest hearing was scheduled for July 16, 2025, but the court’s website does not specify whether it took place.
In March 2020, while on international wanted lists, Tutu surrendered to Moldovan authorities at the Leuseni border crossing, insisting that the case against him was “political” and illegal, while maintaining his innocence.