The ruling was issued by the Buiucani Court in Chisinau. Plahotniuc did not attend the announcement of the verdict. Vladimir Plahotniuc was found guilty of complicity in the theft of 1 billion euros ...

“Mr. P” or “VP” — this is what western diplomats in Moldova call Vlad Plahotniuc, the most influential person in Moldova. When I asked one of them why, they simply replied: “There’s an assumption that ...

Groups said the derogatory post crosses the line of legitimate political criticism and constitutes a direct attack on the independent press and civil society.

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — A court in Moldova sentenced a former opposition leader and one of the nation’s richest men on Wednesday to 19 years in a fraud case that saw a billion dollars stolen from ...

Moldova's police announced that Vladimir Plahotniuc had been apprehended at Athens airport after six years on the run. Vladimir Plahotniuc gestures during his speech at a political rally in Chisinau, ...