The chairman of “Our Party,” Renato Usatyi, called the detention of customs officials at Chisinau airport by masked security forces “a show and a simulation of the fight against corruption.” He wrote on Tuesday on social networks that these actions against ordinary customs officers are “eyewash.”
“Although the criminal case involves the children of current and former deputies, it is still nothing more than a sham. We often see arrests of police officers, customs officers, doctors, low-ranking officials for bribes of a few hundred lei or euros, while large-scale corruption and smuggling thrive. And this happens under the protection of high-ranking representatives of PAS,” Usatyi said.
In his understanding, “corruption mostly occurs when people are forced to break the law to ensure their minimal existence because the state cannot guarantee them a decent standard of living.”
“The fact that large-scale corruption is not only not investigated but even encouraged is also the fault of the state. Fighting large-scale corruption should be a priority! We will achieve through a referendum early parliamentary elections and provide professionals in government institutions with the freedom to eradicate large-scale corruption. After all, it is precisely this fact that deprives citizens of their last means of existence,” Usatyi said.