FILE PHOTO: Moldova's Prime Minister Iurie Leanca holds his ballot papers before voting during a parliamentary election at a polling station in Laloveni near Chisinau November 30, 2014. Ex-Soviet Moldova voted on Sunday in an election whose outcome might slow, though not halt, its moves to join the European mainstream in defiance of Russia, which has banned its wines and other prime exports, hitting its economy hard. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Moldovan former Prime Minister Iurie Leanca has been charged with abuse of power over a concession that gave control of the country's main airport to a businessman now in exile, a senior prosecutor said on Tuesday.
Veronica Dragalin, head of Moldova's anti-corruption prosecution office, said a former economy minister and six other former officials also faced similar charges in a criminal case which she said had been referred to court.
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