Moldovan Supreme Court

The Chisinau Court of Appeal sentenced fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor to 15 years in prison in absentia for his key role in the so-called "Grand Theft" of one billion US dollars from Moldovan banking between 2012 and 2014.

The leader of the Dignity and Truth Platform Party, PPDA, Andrei Nastase, intends to run again in the new mayoral race for the capital, Chisinau which should take place this summer. Parliament in Moldova has not yet set an exact date for the election.

The European Parliament has voted to cut off financial aid to Moldova for breaking democratic standards by cancelling elections in the Moldovan capital.

The centre-right grouping in the parliament, the European Popular Party, EPP, introduced the resolution on Thursday.

Moldova Supreme Court on Monday decided on Monday to back a ruling by a local court that invalidated the June 3 local election result won by the pro-European candidate, Andrei Nastase.  Hundreds of people protested for a sixth day in Chisinau.