The former political leaders and top lawmaker was arrested at the Athens airport this past week on an international arrest warrant issued by his home country, where authorities accuse him of embezzlement reaching one billion USD

Plahotniuc was the leader of the Democratic Party of Moldova, which held power from 2016 to 2019 and also participated in the 2009 government. He fled the country in June 2019 after his party lost power and has since been implicated in several criminal investigations

Council of State clears legal hurdle for extradition of Turkish businessman Ali Yesildag, a prominent fugitive fleeing a murder conviction in Turkey

Suspect, 29, accused of being mastermind of Adana-based drug smuggling network