Iulian Rusu

Week in Review: Lost in Crises

Published by Balkan Insight on Fri, 07/07/2023 - 10:24

Thorny Evidence

Man makes a phone call with a smartphone (illustration). Photo: EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB

In February 2021, an operation by French and Dutch police cracked the code to the Sky ECC app, allowing investigators to scoop up a wealth of evidence against a range of organized crime groups across the world. Among them were many criminal groups in the Balkans as well.

Moldova Seizes €75 Million in Assets from Fugitive Oligarch

Published by Balkan Insight on Tue, 06/14/2022 - 11:24

The director of Moldova's National Anti-Corruption Centre, Iulian Rusu, announced on Monday evening the seizure of oligarch Ilan Shor's assets in the country.

"The seizures applied by the Criminal Assets Recovery Agency reached the amount of 1.5 billion lei [about 75 million euros]. These are properties from Moldova," Rusu told TV8.