Alexandr Nesterovschi
Alexandr Nesterovschi | |
|---|---|
Nesterovschi in 2017 | |
| Member of the Moldovan Parliament | |
| Assumed office 15 February 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Svetlana Căpățînă |
| Parliamentary group | Bloc of Communists and Socialists Revival Party |
| In office 9 December 2014 – 23 July 2021 | |
| Parliamentary group | Party of Socialists |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 January 1981 Răuțel, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union |
Alexandr Nesterovschi (born 11 January 1981) is a Moldovan politician who serves as a Member of the Moldovan Parliament since 2014.[1][2]
Nesterovschi was sentenced on 19 March 2025 to 12 years in prison. He did not attend the hearing. He was charged with passive corruption; he accepted funds from Moldovan fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor to found a political party. On the same day, Russian media announced that Nesterovschi had received Russian citizenship, for which he expressed gratitude in a statement to RIA Novosti.[3] According to Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) parliament member Lilian Carp, Nesterovschi escaped either to the Russian embassy or to the Russian-backed unrecognized breakaway region of Transnistria.[4]
Moldova expelled three Russian diplomats from the country on suspicion of involvement in Nesterovschi's escape,[5] prompting Russia to retaliate by expelling three Moldovan diplomats from the country.[6]
References
- ^ "Members of the Parliament". Parliament of Moldova.
- ^ "MPs Nesterovschi and Lozovan collect signatures in support of new party". IPN Press Agency.
- ^ Nistor, Măriuța (19 March 2025). "Alexandr Nesterovschi, condamnat la 12 ani de detenție. Deputatul transfug nu s-a prezentat la ședință și a fost anunțat în căutare". Ziarul de Gardă (in Romanian).
- ^ "Lilian Carp: "Nesterovschi nu a părăsit legal RM; Se află fie pe teritoriul Ambasadei ruse, fie în Transnistria"". Jurnal de Chișinău (in Romanian). 19 March 2025.
- ^ "Moldova Expels Russian Diplomats Over Alleged Role in MP's Escape". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Russia Expels Moldovan Diplomats in Tit-for-Tat Move". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 4 April 2025.