Moldova's Supreme Security Council considers bank fraud, situation at Chisinau Airport

Chisinau, 14 May /MOLDPRES/ - The Supreme Security Council (CSS) members today held a meeting, the agenda of which included four issues of topical importance: the one-billion-dollar theft, situation at the Chisinau International Airport, contraband, as well as the state triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to President Igor Dodon.     

„On the period 2015-2019, as to the one-billion-dollar theft, more investigations were made; yet, according to all those present at the Security Council, most of them represented mimicry of the attempts to find the guilty people and return the state’s money. Today, we considered all stages and I want to inform you, without coming up with details, that there is substantial progress as to the investigation of the bank fraud,’’ Igor Dodon said. He gave assurances that all guilty people would be called to account in the near future.    

Another subject examined was focused on the Chisinau International Airport and the Avia Invest Company. According to the head of state, efforts are made for the Airport to be returned to the exclusive management of the state.   

„Colleagues from the government informed that progress is made on branches which would allow cancellation of the contract with Avia Invest – infringements at the signing of the document, which represented reason for the opening of criminal files, inefficient contractual conditions, preferential conditions of monopoly and non-implementation of the investments plan, the company’s insolvency,’’ the president noted.  

„At present, Avia Invest has debts to the state estimated at tens of millions lei, the enterprise’s accounts are blocked or there is a point in the agreement on granting that, in case of the investor’s insolvency, the contract is automatically regarded  cancelled,’’ Dodon said.    

According to the president, ‘’the state’s institutions will firmly go on these subjects of national importance.’’ ‘’We will get to the end – both in the case of the Airport and in the case of the one-billion-dollar theft,’’ Igor Dodon stressed.

Referring to the contraband schemes, the head of state specified that all risks had been analyzed on more categories of goods: tobacconist’s shops, alcohol, amber, financial means, anabolic substances, vehicles, etc. ‘’We discussed in detail and we saw where there are the gaps and what must be changed in the legislation, in order to prevent the contraband phenomenon,’’ Igor Dodon added.