Investigations
PHOTO/ Moldovan Cigarette Smuggling Operation Stubbed Out
According to the Office of the Prosecutor General, the prosecutors together with employees from the Intelligence and Security Service carried out searches at a warehouse, in a district close to the Romanian bor…
21 July 2020
Face Mask – a Cash Cow for Moldovan Businesses
The coronavirus outbreak in Moldova triggered a face mask crisis. The crisis was also fueled by a governmental decision issued at the end of February. The decision listed medical masks as socially important pro…
19 July 2020
The “Unfinished” and Undeclared Three-Level House of the Leader of the Socialist Parliamentary Faction
Corneliu Furculiță is the head of the Socialist Party parliamentary faction and a close person to the presidential family. ZdG analyzed his declaration of assets and found some inaccuracies. Firstly, the…
18 July 2020
Unpunished Crimes: The Case of a Young Man’s Death, Delayed by Law Enforcement for Four Years
Four years ago, Fiodor Meleca, a 26-year-old man from Chistelnița, Telenești district, the north of the country, was beaten to death following a conflict between two groups of young people. Although the s…
12 July 2020
Businessmen Who Denounced Prosecutors and Policemen for a Bribe of over 75,000 Euros Are Prosecuted Again
In March 2020, the Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo signed an ordinance to reopen the criminal case for tax evasion in which three targeted businessmen denounced prosecutors Roman Clim and Evgheni Tifoi f…
11 July 2020
An Unprecedented Case in the History of National Jurisprudence
The Chișinău Court, Râșcani district, analyzed the request of the former President of the Constitutional Court, Vladimir Țurcan, through which he asked to suspend the enforcement of the decisions by which he wa…
11 July 2020
Summary of the Sentence in a Murder Case: A Man killed in a Fight and No Conviction
Two years ago a 30-year-old man named Serghei Bejenari was beaten to death near the Atrium shopping center, downtown Chișinău by two people. The prosecutor accused two defendants of causing intentional injuries…
05 July 2020
Bogus Charities in Moldova Featuring Patients from the U.S., Russia, and Romania
On social media platforms, fraudsters were trying to engage Moldovan citizens to donate money for bogus charities featuring children who were suffering from serious illnesses and needed money for urgent treatme…
05 July 2020
Journalistic Investigations Under Threat
In March 2019, several provisions in the Civil Code entered into force. These provisions aim to protect one’s image, which significantly reduces the right of journalists to inform society about topics of public…
03 July 2020
The Portrait of a Head of National Penitentiary Administration That Receives Donations of Thousands of Euros (Part I)
Serghei Demcenco is the deputy director of the National Administration of Penitentiaries. He lives in a house in a residential sector in midtown Chișinău, surrounded by luxurious houses. Demcenco didn’t mention…
29 June 2020
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