​AGRICULTURE MINISTER, DETAINED ON SUSPICION OF CORRUPTION, HAS BEEN DISMISSED FROM HIS POST

Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry Eduard Grama, detained on accusation of corruption, was dismissed from function. A corresponding decree was signed by President Igor Dodon on Monday morning.

On his Facebook page, the head of the state wrote that in the Government there are still many corrupt officials and he is ready to dismiss all of them.

“I am waiting for other similar initiatives in the nearest time. The Government still has many corrupt officials. I will sign a decree on dismissing each member of the Cabinet of Ministers, headed by Prime Minister Pavel Filip. These posts should be occupied by technocrats, real professionals, but not people, selected according to political criteria. I am ready to sign decrees on dismissing officials from current authorities”, Dodon wrote.

Eduard Grama was detained on March 15 within a criminal case on corruption. He is suspected of illegal getting of money for alienation of 9.9 hectares of land, which belong to the National Wine Growing and Winemaking College. The land is located in Chisinau suburban community – Stauceni. After the alienation it was supposed that the economic agent will be building housing on that land.

After Grama was presented charges, he tendered resignation from the post of Minister, while Prime Minister Pavel Filip addressed to the President with the proposal to dismiss Grama. On Friday, the court ruled to place Eduard Grama under house arrest for 30 days.