Moldova says Russia helped pro-Moscow MP flee long jail sentence

Reuters - 31/03
Moldova on Monday accused Russia's embassy of engineering the escape of a pro-Kremlin lawmaker to the breakaway region of Transdniestria just as he was about to be jailed over illegal political funding allegations.
CHISINAU, March 31 (Reuters) - Moldova on Monday accused Russia's embassy of engineering the escape of a pro-Kremlin lawmaker to the breakaway region of Transdniestria just as he was about to be jailed over illegal political funding allegations.
The case of Alexander Nesterovschii, who could not be reached for comment, is the latest in which Moldova's pro-European government has accused Russia of meddling in its political landscape. Moscow denies the allegations.

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In a statement, the Russian embassy said the allegations of interference in the lawmaker's case were unfounded and unacceptable. It said it had called on the Moldovan authorities to "refrain from provocative speculation".
Moldova's security service released a video which it said showed Nesterovschii entering the embassy in Chisinau on March 18, a day before a court sentenced him to 12 years in jail.
He was found guilty o...
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