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In the video images published by Deschide.md, Cristian Rizea is accompanied by two policemen. The Romanian MP already has the handcuffs in his hands, and once he realizes that he is being filmed, he declares that these handcuffs are for Vlad Plahotniuc and Igor Dodon.
“Tell Dodon that he will soon be in jail on November 15,” Cristian Rizea said.
When asked if he would be extradited, Rizea replied: “He will no longer extradite me, because there is a law.” He also claimed that he had already applied for political asylum in the Republic of Moldova.
According to the Police, Cristian Rizea was arrested on Tuesday, November 3, around 4:15 p.m.
“He has been under international search in Interpol channels for the purpose of arrest and extradition since 03.19.2019, in order to carry out the custodial sentence in Romania for a period of 4 years and 8 months for the crime of trafficking in influences, money laundering and influencing the statements, according to the final judgment issued by the High Court of Cassation and Justice of Romania, “says a press release from the Moldovan Police.
Law enforcement officials also said that the Moldovan authorities have initiated the extradition procedure, in accordance with the bilateral agreements on the application of criminal law between the Republic of Moldova and Romania.
President Igor Dodon announced on Tuesday that he had signed a decree that annuls the citizenship of Cristian Rizea, who according to the incumbent president is “a criminal, according to the Romanian justice.”
Dodon added that it is now up to the Moldovan and Romanian security forces to arrest and expel Cristian Rizea from the Republic of Moldova. Dodon said the decree was signed at the proposal of the Citizens Commission.
Igor Dodon announced on Friday October 16 that Cristian Rizea presented the documents to obtain citizenship of the Republic of Moldova on November 14, 2017. Then, to obtain citizenship, Rizea informed the Moldovan authorities that he would have relatives in the Gagauz autonomy . On December 28, 2017, Rizea had already obtained the Moldovan passport, says Dodon, suggesting that the Romanian politician obtained citizenship following an agreement with oligarch Vlad Plahotniuc.
The head of state specified that when Rizea applied for citizenship, he concealed the information that he had been convicted in Romania, which is contrary to the legislation of the Republic of Moldova. In this regard, Dodon declared that Rizea will remain without Moldovan citizenship.
“By the time he presented the documents, he was already sentenced in Romania. On December 7, 2017, Cristian Rizea was sentenced to four years and eight months. This means that this citizen presented the documents in Moldova, assuming his commitments not to violate the law But, in fact, he broke the law, because he had a criminal record in Romania. Most likely he was a man close to the former oligarch who was in power, “Dodon said.
Cristian Rizea has started efforts to obtain Moldovan citizenship since 2018, through the Embassy of the Republic of Moldova in Romania. The request to grant citizenship urgently came from Artur Gumeniuc, who, at that time, held the position of advisor to the President of the Republic of Moldova, Igor Dodon, in the field of defense and national security (Secretary of the Supreme Council of Security). This explains the fact that the Rizea family quietly landed in Chisinau, in the Republic of Moldova, on February 1, 2019, according to gandul.ro.
The fugitive politician obtained Moldovan citizenship for both himself and his family. Subsequently, he and the family members received other sets of documents, under other names, namely Mihai Cristian Luigi (ex Cristian Rizea), Mihai Josett-Anne-Marie and Mihai Albert Cristian.
Cristian Rizea (Mihai Cristian Luigi) lives a quiet life in the capital of the Republic of Moldova, in freedom and without financial worries: he owns an apartment in the most luxurious area of Chisinau in the Crown Plaza Park complex. In addition, the politician-fugitive drives a luxury car, takes the child to a private school, supports a housewife and, according to gandul.ro, is involved in an extramarital affair.
“Mihai Cristian Luigi” is recommended in Chisinau as CEO of the Realitatea television station in Moldova, a television station derived from the Romanian station Realitatea TV, controlled by Maricel Păcuraru.
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