Justice
A Former President’s Associate Impossible To Fire
The Criuleni Court handed down a decision by which they reinstated the socialist president of Dubasari district, Grigore Filipov, suspended on December 16, 2020, by a decision of the Dubasari District Council.
24 February 2021
The Deputy Director of The National Penitentiary Administration Detained
The deputy director of the National Administration of Penitentiaries Serghei Demcenco is suspected of creating an organized criminal group that, through torture and intimidation demanded from prisoners illegal…
16 February 2021
The Russian Laundromat: Testimonies Against Moldovan Politicians and Controversial Businessmen
The investigation targeting Oleg Kuzmin, the Russian bank European Express’s former director of the board of directors has been completed. He pleaded guilty in the case of money laundering in particularly large…
08 February 2021
The Public Use of Fascist, Racist, or Xenophobic Symbols Could Be Punished with up to 10 Years in Prison
Founding, supporting or joining fascist, racist, or xenophobic organizations could be punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The Parliament approved in the first reading the draft amendment to the Criminal Cod…
05 February 2021
The Government Meets for the Justice Reform Strategy
The Government had a meeting dedicated to the Justice Reform Strategy. The meeting was attended by US Ambassador Dereck J. Hogan, EU Ambassador to Chișinău, Peter Michalko, Justice Minister Fadei Nagacevschi, a…
05 February 2021
Criminal Cases Becoming Non-Criminal for a Moldovan Prosecutor
A former prosecutor from the Chișinău Prosecutor’s Office was tried for exceeding his authority and accused of investigating fraudulently a murder case of a Dutch citizen killed by three Moldovan citizens…
02 February 2021
Connections and Conflicts of Interest Between Candidates and Members of the Contest Commission for the Position of ECtHR Judge
The contest for the position of Moldova’s judge to the European Court of Human Rights for the next nine years happens against a background of conflicts of interest and allegations of lack of integrity between c…
01 February 2021
The Court of Appeal Removes the Seizure Applied to an Offshore Companies Owner Related to Andronachi and Plahotniuc
The Chișinău Court of Appeal removes the seizure applied on Christos Konstantinou’s bank account in October 2019. Christos Konstantinouby is a Cypriot founder of offshore companies related to the former leader…
29 January 2021
Former Anticorruption Prosecutor, Roman Statnîi, Was Detained in Viorel Morari’s Case
The General Prosecutor’s Office confirms to ZdG the detention of the former anti-corruption prosecutor Roman Statnîi, a former subordinate of the suspended head of the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Of…
27 January 2021
The Suspended Head of the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office, Viorel Morari, Was Detained
The suspended head of the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office, Viorel Morari, was detained on Tuesday, January 19. The General Prosecutor’s Office brought new charges were against him in a newly open…
19 January 2021
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