Mykola Chaus
Moldova Intelligence Denies Role in Abduction of Ukrainian Judge
Moldova's Intelligence and Security Service, SIS, has denied any involvement in the forced rendition to Ukraine in early April of a Ukrainian judge, Mykola Chaus, who had fled to Moldova.
Chaus had been hiding from Ukrainian prosecutors in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, since 2007. The Kyiv authorities had repeatedly insisted on his extradition.
Moldovan Security Service Told to Probe ‘Kidnap’ of Ukrainian Judge
Moldovan President Maia Sandu asked the Moldovan Information and Security Service, SIS, and the police on Monday to urgently investigate how a Ukrainian judge who was in hiding in the capital Chisinau was abducted at the end of last week from the city centre.