Former Moldovan President Igor Dodon has been charged in the Energocom case, he is accused of causing $11.9 million in damages.
This was announced by the Prosecutor General's Office, noting that, in particular, the ex-head of state is accused of exceeding official powers by an official in the interests of an organized criminal group in the framework of the Energocom criminal case. On December 29, 2021, the former president of Moldova was heard as a suspect in the alleged crime, and now charges have been brought against Igor Dodon that relate to his actions in 2008-2009. In particular, Igor Dodon is accused of the fact that, while holding the position of First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Trade at that time, he signed the conclusion, on the basis of which in May 2008 the CEO of Energocom concluded an agreement on the purchase of electricity for Moldova, with a foreign company, from Hungary, in the amount of 2 billion 320 million kW / h, for the period from May 2008 to June 2009, contrary to the provisions of Art. 82 of the Law on Joint Stock Companies. Thus, according to the provisions of the contract concluded with a foreign company, the price of electricity for the period May-September 2008 inclusive amounted to $0.053 per 1 kWh and, accordingly, $0.058 per 1 kWh of electricity for the period from October 2008 to June 2009 inclusive, while Energocom has already agreed and signed two contracts for the supply of electricity at a price 29% cheaper. As a result of these actions, the state, represented by Energocom, suffered damage on an especially large scale in the amount of $11 million 927 thousand 173 (123 million 957 thousand 916 lei). These funds were subsequently transferred to the accounts of some offshore companies. At the same time, these actions led to an increase in electricity tariffs, which affected the rights of end consumers in Moldova. As noted in the Prosecutor General's Office, during today's hearings, the ex-president of the Republic of Moldova did not admit his guilt in committing the act in which he is accused, leaving the testimony given as a suspect. Further, a measure of procedural coercion was retained in relation to him in the form of a mandatory appearance in the criminal prosecution body. After the completion of all the planned activities of the criminal prosecution and the adoption of a decision on the case, the Prosecutor General's Office promises to provide additional information. The agency recalled that a person accused of a crime is presumed innocent until his guilt is established by a final judgment.// 27.06.2022 — InfoMarket
