Greece suspended the edition in Moldova of the businessman and former politician Vladimir Plahotnuukwanted by Chisinau for the 2014 mass fraud case, known as the “theft of the century”, said Moldovan prosecutor and a Greek legal source on Wednesday.

A Greek court had ruled in favor of its extradition as it faced accusations related to fraud. ‘The Vladimir Plahotnuk edition in its Republic Moldovan It has been suspended, without justification, “the Moldovan prosecution said, adding that he had been informed of the decision via Interpol.

Plachotniuk, 59, denies that he has committed an offense.

A Greek legal source, speaking anonymously, said that the Ministry of Justice suspended the publication, as Plahotniuk is also being investigated by the Romanian authorities for a falsification case and was asked to explain to a Greek prosecutor.

Plahotniuk was arrested on July 21 at Athens Airport after boarding a flight to the Dubai. The Greek Police acted on the basis of an interpol warrant issued in February, in which it was reported to have 16 passports, including Romania, Mexico and Russia.

It is the main suspect in a case -related case in 2014, $ 1 billion from the Moldovan banking system, an amount that was then 12% of the country’s GDP. The categories include participation in criminal organization, money laundering, bribery and fraud.

Russia had also requested its issuance of drug -related offenses.

“We – the citizens of this country – must ensure that everyone is brought to justice and that this process will not stop,” Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Retchean wrote on Facebook, adding that the government would investigate the decision.

“Institutions must bring him back with handcuffs,” he noted.

In a post this month on social media, Plahotnuk described all the charges against “slander and political hatred”.

Before escaping Moldova, he was the leader of the Democratic Party in 2016-2019, part of the government coalition. Moldova hopes to join the European Union by 2030.