Moldova issues wanted notice for missing pro-Russian lawmaker

Moldovan authorities have issued an international arrest warrant for Aleksandr Nesterovsky, a pro-Russian MP who disappeared the day he was sentenced to 12 years in prison for corruption. The fugitive MP is an associate of Ilan Shor, a fugitive oligarch who is trying to run his pro-Russian party in Moldova from Moscow.

Authorities in Chisinau have put a pro-Russian MP on international wanted list after he disappeared on the day he was sentenced to 12 years in prison for corruption, Reuters reported on Saturday.

Moldova issues wanted notice for missing pro-Russian lawmaker

CHISINAU - Moldovan authorities have issued an international wanted notice for a missing pro-Russian member of parliament, who disappeared the day he was handed a 12-year jail sentence on corruption charges.

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Moldovan authorities have issued an international wanted notice for pro-Russian MP Alexandr Nesterovschi, who disappeared after being sentenced to 12 years in prison for corruption.