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General Assembly of Judges. A new member of the Superior Council of Magistracy was voted in
01 March
The General Assembly of Judges has elected Judge Aliona Miron as a member of the Superior Council of Magistratcy (SCM). She will represent the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) and will serve a six-year term. The…
01 March
“No evidence has been presented to prove the case against me.” Statements of the former Prosecutor General after being acquitted in one of the cases in which he is under criminal investigation
After two years and five months since the criminal case for overstepping his duties was opened, former Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo was acquitted on Wednesday, February 28, by judges of the Chisinau C…
29 February
The Superior Council of Prosecutors has published the evaluation sheets of the candidates for the position of Prosecutor General. Ion Munteanu received a score of 3.5 from one of the Council members
In the context of applications submitted by candidates for the post of Prosecutor General, Ion Munteanu, Igor Demciucin and Octavian Iachimovsci, the Superior Council of Prosecutors (SCP) decided at its meeting…
29 February
The Superior Council of Prosecutors has cancelled the competition for the post of Head of the Prosecutor General’s Office: “A major discrepancy was found that was not covered by the arguments”
Members of the Superior Council of Prosecutors (SCP) met on Wednesday, February 28, in a meeting. The SCP was to approve the results of the public competition for the selection of the candidate for the position…
27 February
The selected candidate for the position of General Prosecutor, along with the President of the Superior Council of Prosecutors, Igor Demciucin, requests his case to be forwarded for external evaluation.
UPDATE 5:00 PM: The President of the Superior Council of Prosecutors (CSP) denies the statements made by Igor Demciucin, according to whom Dumitru Obadă is related to the candidate for the position of General P…
The Superior Council of Prosecutors has given its consent to the appointment of Sergiu Brigai as interim Deputy Prosecutor General
04 March
Members of the Superior Council of Prosecutors (SCP) have agreed to the appointment of Sergiu Brigai as deputy to the interim Prosecutor General Ion Munteanu. The decision was taken at a meeting on Monday 4 Mar…
- “Absolute distrust”: Igor Demciucin, candidate for Prosecutor General, has been dismissed from the position of Ion Munteanu’s deputy, at the request of the acting head of the Prosecutor General’s Office
- Vetting Commission decision in the case of a candidate for a judge at the Supreme Court of Justice
- Superior Council of Prosecutors President says he would resign if the member who removed Munteanu from office does not “take ownership of her decision” by stepping down
The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office has taken action and will investigate the circumstances of the competition for the position of Prosecutor General. Dragalin: “I have decided to take on this investigation”
The head of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (PA), Veronica Dragalin, announces that the institution she heads has launched a criminal case on the competition for the position of prosecutor general…
General Assembly of Judges. A new member of the Superior Council of Magistracy was voted in
The General Assembly of Judges has elected Judge Aliona Miron as a member of the Superior Council of Magistratcy (SCM). She will represent the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) and will serve a six-year term. The…
First statement of the prosecutor who won the competition for the position of Prosecutor General, annulled by the SCP. “This could cast doubt on the effectiveness of these procedures”
Octavian Iachimovschi, the prosecutor who won the competition for the post of prosecutor general, annulled on Wednesday, February 28, by the Superior Council of Prosecutors, says he has not decided whether he w…
29 January 2023
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The Number of Healthcare Workers Infected with SARS-CoV-2 Reached 2,600
- The Irrecoverable Loss of the Moldovan Government
- PRESS RELEASE: EUBAM Advisory Board Promotes Fully-fledged Joint Control along the Moldova Ukraine Border
- INVESTIGATION: Biomass Heating: The Story of a Local Failure Funded with Millions of Euros by Japan
- A Strong Relationship: 29 Years and Counting…
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Prime Minister Recean on the decisions of two judges: ‘It is completely unacceptable in a normal society’. Reaction of the Association of Judges of Moldova
The Association of Judges of the Republic of Moldova (AJM), whose president is magistrate Victor Sandu, one of the candidates who did not pass the evaluation of financial and ethical integrity and the Supreme C…
25 January
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MP Olesea Stamate resigns as chairwoman of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Appointments and Immunities
Olesea Stamate, Chairwoman of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Appointments and Immunities, has announced that she is resigning and will no longer hold the position as of 1 February. Stamate, who is an MP on the…
19 January
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RefLECTION of Corruption — the ZdG event revealing the year’s corruption cases, the efforts of investigative journalists, and the impact of their work
Every year on 9 December, people of integrity mark International Anti-Corruption Day. Investigative reporters are among the most committed anti-corruption fighters and often among those who make an impact in th…
20 December 2023
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ZdG statement.
Today, December 6, 2023, one week after Poșta Moldovei sent to our editorial office a contract with new prices for newspaper distribution, which have increased by 341%, we consider all possibilities for dialogu…
07 December 2023
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Poșta Moldovei announced a 341% increase in newspaper distribution tariffs starting 2024
On Thursday, 30 November, Ziarul de Gardă received the contract from Poșta Moldovei (the Post Office of Moldova, a state enterprise) for newspaper distribution for 2024 and found an increase in the cost of dist…
How the billion was stolen. Details from the case of Dorin Dragutanu, Governor of the NBM during the banking fraud period
He allegedly acted “in the interest of the criminal organization” and “in accordance with the criminal plan’, favouring the criminal group, led by Vladimir Plahotniuc, of which and Ilan…
- ”When I climb, I feel freedom and I feel special” – Interview with Vladislav Zotea, a Mountain Climber from Moldova, who Lives in the USA
- A museum for the memories of the children who grew up during war times: ”It is important for them to have an opportunity to share their stories”
- Roskomnadzor Orders ZdG to Delete an Article about Russia’s war on Ukraine and Asked Internet Operators to Block ZdG’s Website
- TOP: Five ZdG Investigations from 2021 that Led to Opening Criminal Cases
06 October 2021
The Superior Council of Prosecutors Submitted Dumitru Robu’s Candidacy to President Maia Sandu for the Position of Interim Prosecutor General
Dumitru Robu was selected as interim prosecutor general and submitted by the Superior Council of Prosecutors to President Maia Sandu for the appointment. The decision comes after the general prosecutor, Alexandr Stoianoglo, was suspended from office and detained for 72 hours yesterday evening, October 5. Dumitru Robu came to public… Read More
05 October 2021
Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ann Linde, will Visit Moldova
The head of Swedish diplomacy, Ann Linde, will pay a working visit to Moldova as President-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. On October 6, Ann Linde will meet with Moldovan c…
18 November 2021
The Director of the National Anticorruption Center was Dismissed after the Parliament Found “an inefficient and unsatisfactory activity of the institution in preventing and fighting corruption”
The director of the National Anticorruption Center, Ruslan Flocea, was dismissed after the Parliament found “an inefficient and unsatisfactory activity of the institution” in preventing and combatin…
President Sandu Claims that Her Family Is Under Surveillance on Socialists’ Order
President Maia Sandu claims that the resigning Minister of Interior, Pavel Voicu, “ordered the surveillance of her family members” at the socialists’ behest. President Maia Sandu claims that…
A Strong Relationship: 29 Years and Counting…
Steven Mark Fisher, British Ambassador to Moldova On 31 December, 1991, the United Kingdom recognised the independence of the Republic of Moldova. On 17 January 1992, the two countries established diplomatic re…
05 August 2020
Moldova Lost One More Case at the ECtHR for Violating the Right to Property
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has delivered its judgment in the case of the Arzamazova against Moldova. The applicant Elena Arzamazova, of Australian and Moldovan nationality, born in 1960 and livi…
13 November 2021
EDITORIAL: How Much Does ”For Free” Cost?
Free vaccine, free medical services, free schools, free social assistance, free roads and playgrounds, help for the heating season. But how free are they, what are the costs, who pays for them, and how much do…
04 June 2021
US State Department Puts Sanctions on the Bulgarian Oligarch Bojkov, Former Beneficiary of the Moldovan National Lottery Company
Oligarch Vassil Kroumov Bojkov, one of the richest citizens of Bulgaria, who has businesses in Moldova and is a former beneficiary of the Moldovan National Lottery, is on the new list of sanctions imposed by th…