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Moldovan officials carry out raids and detain 1 over alleged Russian financing of a party
Authorities seized $540,000 via cryptocurrencies and cash during raids targeting alleged Russian-backed electoral corruption ahead of Moldova’s parliamentary vote.
- Moldovan authorities conducted over 30 raids on Tuesday and detained one person for 72 hours over alleged Russian financing of a political party ahead of Sunday's parliamentary election.
- These measures were part of a wider probe into allegations that Russia orchestrated efforts to provoke widespread unrest and undermine stability in Moldova, a campaign that has escalated following the country's 2022 EU candidacy and pivot toward the West.
- Anti-Graft authorities seized 800,000 lei in cash, accounting documents, electronic devices, and traced illicit funds totaling 9,000,000 lei transferred via layered cryptocurrency accounts.
- Moscow has repeatedly denied meddling while Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service accused European officials of forcing Moldova into 'Russophobic policies' and attempting to falsify votes at any cost.
- The ongoing electoral tensions reflect Moldova's pivotal choice between EU integration and closer relations with Russia, with authorities and tech companies monitoring disinformation and election threats closely.
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Moldovan officials carry out raids and detain 1 over alleged Russian financing of a party
Moldova’s anticorruption authorities have carried out more than 30 raids and detained one person over the financing of a political party allegedly linked to Russia through cryptocurrencies, days ahead of a key parliamentary election.
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Moldovan authorities on Tuesday conducted more than 30 raids and detained one person for allegedly financing a political party with alleged ties to Russia through cryptocurrency, just days before Moldova's parliamentary elections, the AP reports. The National Anti-Corruption Center said on its website that more than 30 searches were carried out in cooperation with the prosecutor's office in the city of Balti "as part of an investigation into ser…
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