Overview

• A Chisinau court approved prosecutors’ request to hold Tutu for 30 days following his detention at the border late Thursday.
• Police say a new criminal case was opened for illegal crossing after he attempted to re-enter Moldova from Ukraine.
• Investigators allege he sought to use intermediaries to bribe border police to regularize his return, an assertion that remains under investigation.
• Tutu’s lawyer says he presented a passport at the Vulcanesti crossing, and Tutu told TV8 he entered the country legally.
• He was placed on an international wanted list on September 22 over earlier fraud and illicit‑enrichment probes launched in 2019, which include a reported €20,000 influence‑peddling allegation.