Police have rights, but they should exercise them in a civilized way, “JLC” director

“The police have the right to intervene and examine the situation of the company if they know or suspect that there are reasons. But I do not understand why they came armed and masked to a company where most of the employees are women and there is no real guard,” director of the dairy company “JLC” Victor Cibotaru said in a news conference, referring to the September 7 police raid, Info-Prim Neo reports. Victor Cibotaru said the police argued they needed to check financial documents in connection with two legal cases opened over tax evasion. According to him, the cashier had been the target of a pistol for 40 minutes, until the looked for information was found. The inspection lasted for five hours. The director said the company works legally and pays taxes to the budget. In 2010, the group of companies “JLC” paid taxes of 61 million lei. 21 million lei of this sum was paid by the dairy factory. The taxes paid into the budget this year totaled 56 million lei. The dairy factory paid 32 million lei of this. He also said that “JLC” is a group of companies that besides producing dairy products, deals with retail sale, constructions and other activities. It also owns businesses in CIS and European counties. The shareholders are mainly local and there are no conflicts between them. The dairy factory employs 900 persons. Asked if the police raid may have been directed by their rivals, Victor Cibotaru said the relations with them are relatively correct. “We surely do not seek their advice, but try not to make the situation tense,” he stated. The director said he does not believe that what he said in the news conference can somehow affect the investigation. He stressed the police must do their job, but a cooperative company does not deserve such a treatment. On September 7, the Fraud Division of the Ministry of the Interior carried out inspections at the dairy company “JLC” in Chisinau. Eugeniu Onica, spokesman for the Minister of the Interior Alexei Roibu, has told Info-Prim Neo that the operation was launched after they received information about tax evasion at the company..