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Former Moldovan Defense Minister Valeriu Pasat sentenced to 10 years in prison


A court in Chisinau sentenced former Moldovan Defense Minister Valeriu Pasat to 10 years in prison for abuse of office on 17 January. Pasat, who was arrested at Chisinau's international airport in March, was charged with abuse of office in connection with the sale of 21 MiG-29 fighters to the United States in 1997. The prosecution maintained that through that deal Pasat inflicted a loss of more than $50 million on the state. Pasat has called the case politically motivated.

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