Investigations
REPORT/ Moldova’s compliance with international anti money laundering standards
A committee of experts from the Council of Europe has published a report assessing Moldova’s score on 40 recommendations from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – a key international anti-money laundering o…
15 September 2019
Will Moldova and Switzerland Cooperate to Investigate Plahotniuc?
Moldova has sent a request to the Swiss authorities for mutual legal assistance in connection with an investigation against the country’s richest oligarch, Vlad Plahotniuc. Switzerland’s Federal Office of Justi…
14 September 2019
Moldova, Explained by ZdG. September 9, 2019.
HAPPENING THIS WEEK Greetings from Chişinău! Here’s what’s happening this week: Our feature story brings forward Moldova’s attempts to punish the injustice toward the seven Turkish high school workers who were…
09 September 2019
Moldova’s Extradition of Turkish Citizens: One Year Later
Almost one year has passed since seven Turkish citizens working at a high school were extradited from the Republic of Moldova. Since then, their case was brought before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR…
09 September 2019
Why is the Prosecutor’s Office Investigating Plahotniuc’s 2011 Transactions?
Moldova’s Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the legality of the 2011 transactions of former Democratic Party leader Vlad Plahotniuc. The declaration from the Prosecutor’s Office came af…
09 September 2019
DOC/Ex-Prime Minister Vladimir Filat’s Sentence Reduced by 682 Days – the Court’s Motivation
The Chișinău District Court has decided to reduce the nine-year prison sentence of Moldova’s ex-Prime Minister Vladimir Filat by 682 days. The Court announced its decision on July 30, arguing that the difficult…
08 September 2019
Moldova, Explained by ZdG. August 26, 2019.
HAPPENING THIS WEEK Greetings from Chişinău! Here’s what’s happening this week: Our feature offers an examination of the ongoing murder/suicide investigation into the death of businessman Iurii Luncaşu – a man…
26 August 2019
Inside the Investigation into the Death of Businessman Iurii Luncașu
Iurii Luncașu, a businessman close to defeated oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc and wanted politician Ilan Shor was found dead on August 17. He had suffered a gunshot wound to the head. The Buiucani Prosecutor’s Of…
25 August 2019
The Boulevard of Incompetence: A Chronology of an Unresolved Issue
The most important artery in Moldova, Ştefan cel Mare Boulevard, is in a deplorable state. It has surface deformations at bus stations, forcing drivers to avoid those lanes and destroyed sewers surrounded by de…
25 August 2019
Selective Justice/Sentenced under the Democratic Party, Released by the New Government
Almost 80 days have passed since the change of governance. During this time, several resonant criminal cases, opened under the Democratic Party have taken an unexpected turn. After the Democrats announced their…
25 August 2019
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