On August 18, PSRM leader Igor Dodon filed a petition to this effect with the Constitutional Court. He believes that, after the end of a presidential term, a former president should be tried according to general rules—in a court of general jurisdiction, at the first instance, and not directly by the Supreme Court of Justice.
According to Dodon, if the provision is subsequently declared unconstitutional, any violations regarding the court’s jurisdiction would be difficult to remedy, as it might be necessary to retry the entire criminal case.
The Constitutional Court, however, ruled that there were no grounds for suspending the provision and rejected the request. The justices noted that Dodon had not convincingly demonstrated that its application could produce direct and irreversible consequences.
Former President Igor Dodon is a defendant in several criminal cases that have been under investigation since 2022. Dodon denies the charges against him.
