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A young man from Chisinau, detained after allegedly demanding 4000 euros from an acquaintance in exchange for a promise to influence the closing of a criminal case
A young man from Chisinau was detained on Tuesday, February 7, by officers of the National Anti-Corruption Centre (CNA) and anti-corruption prosecutors in a case of influence peddling. The suspect allegedly dem…
07 February 2023
Pre-Vetting Commission announces the final results of the evaluation of candidates for the Superior Council of Magistracy among career judges
The Pre-Vetting Commission announces on Tuesday, February 7, the final results of the evaluation of candidates for the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) among career judges. According to the Commission, magi…
07 February 2023
New raids in the Agency for Intervention and Payments in Agriculture case: head of Balti section and an administrator detained by the anti-corruption officers
Prosecution actions in the case of fraudulent granting of agricultural subsidies continue. Officers of the Northern Territorial General Directorate of the National Anti-Corruption Centre (CNA), together with an…
06 February 2023
Can judges who have not passed the pre-vetting assessment be considered as “corrupt” candidates to the Superior Council of Magistracy? Commission member: “It’s just a doubt”
Representatives of the pre-vetting commission say the public perception that candidates for the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) who have not passed the assessment are considered corrupt is “wrongR…
06 February 2023
Results of the prison searches. Several inmates allegedly creating fake social media profiles involved in blackmail scheme
As a result of searches carried out on Wednesday, February 1, in several districts of Moldova and penitentiary institutions in the country, mobile phones and SIM cards, draft entries and data on bank accounts,…
05 February 2023
New decisions from the Pre-Vetting Commission: four more candidates for the Superior Council of Magistracy positions failed the assessment
Four candidates for membership in the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) from among judges, magistrates Mihail Bușuleac from Cahul Court, Veronica Cupcea from Orhei Court, Aliona Miron from the Supreme Court…
05 February 2023
Three Moldovans who are part of an international criminal group are under investigation by the authorities
Three people suspected of smuggling stolen GPS navigation systems from the Czech Republic, France and other European countries have been documented by prosecutors from the Prosecutor’s Office for Combatin…
05 February 2023
CSJ rejects the request of magistrate Anatolie Turcan to challenge the decision of the Pre-Vetting Commission
The special panel for examining appeals against the decisions of the Pre-Vetting Commission of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) rejected on Monday, February 6, the request to challenge the Commission’s…
05 February 2023
A new conviction at the ECHR. Moldova to pay €3 900 for unlawful deprivation of liberty of businessman Valentin Esanu
Moldova must pay businessman Valentin Esanu the sum of €3,900 – moral damages, as well as €2,464 in costs and expenses. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) partially admitted on 31 January 2023 Va…
05 February 2023
Two men arrested after kidnapping and abusing a person from whom they demanded $200,000
Two members of a criminal group have been detained for blackmailing and kidnapping a man from Grigoriopol from whom they demanded 200 thousand US dollars, police announced in a statement on Monday, January 6. A…
05 February 2023
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