CHISINAU - The Moldovan Prosecutor General's Office has asked Ukraine to extradite Moldovan businessman Gabriel Stati, who has been accused of funding the recent protests in Chisinau, Moldovan Prosecutor General Valeriu Gurbulea told the media on Thursday.

"The prosecutor's office has received confirmation of the arrest in Odesa of Gabriel Stati. Moldovan prosecutors appealed to their Ukrainian colleagues [to extradite Stati] on Wednesday," he said.

"His extradition is under consideration. We will investigate his possible involvement in the organization and funding of the protests," Gurbulea said.