Former President of Moldova Igor Dodon said that the criminal case against him is a political reprisal by the current President Maia Sandu.

Dodon also called the accusations against him superficial, false and without serious evidence.

The ex-president said that several thousand euros were found during searches in his house, which are part of his salary, which is documented. Also legal are the funds received from the sale of property found in the house of his mother in the village of Sadova and the brother of his wife, Peter Merineanu.

On Wednesday, the prosecutor's office of Moldova charged the detained Dodon with committing crimes on four counts at once, provided for in Art. 324 (“Passive corruption”), art. 1 812 (“Recognizing the financing of a political party as a criminal organization”), art. 337 ("Betrayal of the Motherland") and Art. 330/2 (“Illegal enrichment”) of the Criminal Code of Moldova.