Moldovan court orders arrest of ex-premier charged in bank fraud case
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A Moldovan court has ordered the arrest of a former prime minister who is charged with being involved in a bank fraud of up to $1.5 billion.
A district court in Chisinau ordered the 30-day arrest of Vlad Filat, who was premier from 2009 to 2013, on Sunday. He is under investigation for money that went missing from three banks before a November 2014 election.
Prosecutors say Filat took bribes worth $260 million from a businessman and helped him gain control of one of the banks.
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Filat was detained Thursday on charges of corruption, including bribery, and influence peddling. Filat's lawyer, Igor Popa, said he will file a complaint against the businessman who hasn't been detained.
Filat says the probe is politically motivated.