Moldovan PM denies reports on his resignation
CHISINAU. Oct 15 (Interfax) - Moldovan Prime Minister Valeriu Strelet has denied rumors about his possible resignation and described the deprivation of Liberal-Democratic Party (LDPM) leader Vlad Filat of parliamentary immunity and his subsequent arrest as "a show."
"Its [the show's] producers have committed a lot of procedural violations. This case doesn't hold water, and I am sure that Vlad Filat will prove his innocence," Strelet said at a news briefing on Thursday in commenting on Filat's detention.
Earlier on Thursday, National Anticorruption Center (NAC) officers detained Filat for 72 hours. Immediately after that, Filat stepped down as the LDPM leader and passed his duties to Strelet.
Following Filat's speech at the parliament and his subsequent arrest, the prime minister said he felt as if his hands were "untied" and that he could act and speak more freely.
Strelet said he had had "very good and promising meetings with development partners, both in Chisinau and in the U.S."
"We have support and we have great expectations. I can't disappoint their expectations, but more so, I can't disappoint our people's expectations. The government will keep on working no matter what," he said.
The LDPM also issued a statement on Thursday evening to denounce the parliament's steps toward "discrediting the LDPM and its leader Vlad Filat." Contrary to expectations, the LDPM didn't declare its withdrawal from the ruling coalition.