The justice from Chisinau asks for restrictions for the Moldova Mare Party, close to Ilan Șor. The reaction of the formation
The Moldovan Ministry of Justice demands the limitation of the activity for one year of the Moldovan Party, led by Victoria Furtuna, who ran last year for the presidential elections, with the support of the fugitive oligar Şor. The formation qualifies this request as “political rank in full”.
Victoria Furtuna leads from the spring of this year the Moldova Mare formation. Photo: Archive
The officials of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Moldova announced that, on September 30, they submitted to the Center Court of Appeal a request for a court against the Moldovan Party, stressing that the action comes as a result of a notification from the Central Electoral Commission (CEC).
“The CEC concluded that, through its actions, the Political Party” Moldova Mare “committed serious violations of the democratic electoral process. According to the information obtained by the law enforcement bodies, the “Moldova Mare” Political Party benefited from external financing from the Russian Federation, through PromsvyazBank – associated with the “Șor” Group. This contravenes the legislation on the financing of parties in the election campaign, which categorically prohibits the external, direct or indirect financing. The established connection between the “Moldova Mare” Political Party, PromsvyazBank and the “Șor” group represent a case of illegal external financing. At the same time, the actions are a threat to the state security and affect the integrity of the electoral process ”mentioned the representatives of the Moldovan structure.
The party reacted
In a reaction, the Great Moldova formation mentioned that “What is happening today is a political ration, where the government tries to legitimize an abuse through the courts. These courts, unfortunately, no longer provide the guarantees provided by Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights and no longer inspire confidence to citizens. Instead of being a pillar of justice, justice has become a political instrument. We will not be intimidated. We will continue to fight for the truth, for justice and to respect the will of the people. ”
The Moldova Mare Party, led by Victoria Furtuna, was eliminated from the parliamentary race on September 28, two days before the poll, the decision being taken by the Chisinau electoral authority. The decision was subsequently maintained by the Chisinau Court of Appeal, and the appeal of the formation was declared inadmissible by the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ).
Victoria Furtuna, the leader of the Moldova Mare Party, who applied for independently for the presidential elections of last autumn, with the support of the Ilan Șor, risks losing its Romanian citizenship. The National Authority for Citizenship takes into account this possibility.
The man of Ilan Șor
Victoria Furtuna arrived on March 12 at the leadership of the Moldova Mare Party, a formation with “European vocation”.
Victoria Furtuna candidate independently for the presidential elections, but was supported by the fugitive ilan Șor oligarch, according to an investigation by the investigative press in Chisinau. Then it denied this, accusing that “Someone is especially trying to do some actions and destroy my election campaign.”
In August of this year, several people from the entourage of Ilan Șor, including Victoria Furtuna were sanctioned by the authorities in Switzerland at the efforts of the Kremlin to influence the last year's elections in the Republic of Moldova.
In the autumn of 2024, the presidential elections, as well as the pro-EU referendum, took place in Chisinau, both scrutins having the unprecedented interference of the Kremlin. Moscow has implemented his strategy through his instrument, Ilan Șor, the definitively sentenced to 15 years in prison in the bank fraud file, but which is hidden, from February of last year, by the justice in Chisinau, in Moscow. He declares himself innocent.
