The European Commission called the sentence against the leader of the pro-Russian Moldovan party "Shor" Ilan Shor an important step for justice and the fight against corruption in Moldova.

 Press secretary of the European Commission, Nabila Massrali, wrote about this on Twitter.

 "The verdict of the Chisinau Court of Appeal against the pro-Kremlin fugitive Ilan Shor, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a bank fraud of $1 billion in 2014, is a significant step on the way to justice and the fight against corruption. The EU will continue to support Moldova in the process, she noted.

 We will remind, on April 13, the Court of Appeal of Chisinau decided to sentence the leader of the pro-Russian Moldovan party "Shor" Ilan Shor to 15 years in prison and confiscation of property worth 5 billion lei (over $250 million).

 In 2015, Shor was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison in the case of "theft of a billion" from Moldovan banks. The court ruled that the sentence will not take effect until it becomes final.

 The case was pending in the Chisinau Court of Appeal. Court hearings were repeatedly postponed.