Former Moldovan MP Veaceslav Platon, 52, is accused of being involved in an enterprise which saw vast sums of criminal cash pass through the country's banking system with the help of corrupt judges.

Former Moldovan MP Veaceslav Platon, 52, is accused of being involved in an enterprise which saw vast sums of criminal cash pass through the country's banking system with the help…

Trial of former kingmaker comes at sensitive time, as elections approach and authorities warn of Russian meddling.

Vladimir Plahotniuc, an oligarch and former senior Moldovan politician, denies any wrongdoing.