Moldovan investigators are searching the home of former President Igor Dodon in his presence as part of a probe into corruption and treason, but Dodon, now the opposition leader, has not been detained, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing a party official. 

Socialist Party deputy chairman Vlad Batrincea had earlier said at a briefing that Dodon, leader of the pro-Russian party, had been detained.

"Once the search has been finalized, the prosecutors will decide whether he will be arrested," spokesperson of the Prosecutor General's Office Mariana Cherpec said, adding that Dodon did not enjoy immunity from prosecution as a former head of state.

The searches were related to an investigation into corruption and treason among other charges, Russia's Interfax and RIA news agencies quoted a prosecutor as saying.

Earlier in May, the Moldovan Prosecutor General's Office formally opened a criminal case on suspicion of corruption against Dodon over a video in 2019 in which the former president took "a large black package" from then-Democratic Party leader Vladimir Plahotniuc.