Investigations
ELECTIONS & TRANSPARENCY: Democratic Party, Dignity and Truth Party, and National Unity Party
AThe snap elections will be held this Sunday, July 11th. ZdG publishes the most important details about the candidates registered for the early parliamentary election. We decided to check the potential future d…
05 July 2021
INVESTIGATION: The Forest Thefts Part IV. ZdG Explains How the Wood is Stolen.
In the last six months, ZdG reporters have talked to dozens of foresters, heads of forestry schools, heads of enterprises, but also with people who work illegally in the forests, being also involved in illegal…
05 July 2021
INVESTIGATION: Forest Thefts Part III – The Socialists’ Involvement and an Unambiguous Recording
ZdG obtained an audio recording of a meeting with the foresters from Edineț District, which shows how Dumitru Cojocaru, the head of Moldsilva Agency, instructed the foresters and the heads of forest districts u…
01 July 2021
INVESTIGATION: The Parliamentary Election Candidates and their Controversies
In the coming weeks, ZdG will publish the most important details about the candidates registered for the early parliamentary election of July 11, 2021. We decided to check the potential future deputies based on…
21 June 2021
The Central Electoral Commission’s Scandal Related to the Polling Stations Abroad
Last Saturday, the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) approved the opening of 139 polling stations abroad for the early parliamentary elections, although the initial draft provided for the opening of 162 pollin…
14 June 2021
INVESTIGATION: The Forest Thefts Part II. The Fight of a Forestry Dynasty with the System and Relations in Justice
Several former and current foresters filed a complaint with the law enforcement agencies, revealing the way in which wood was stolen from the forests located on the territory of Hâncești district. The denunciat…
14 June 2021
INVESTIGATION: The Forest Thefts Part I
Theft of wood from the forests of Moldova, seen from inside the system. Phone calls, (i)legal orders, political requests, and houses worth millions. A forester who was recently fired for having allowed illegal…
07 June 2021
Ministry of Interior Blocks ZdG Access to Information on Criminal Cases of Moldovan Party Leaders Invoking Personal Data Protection
ZdG cannot obtain information about possible criminal cases involving chairmen, deputy chairmen, and general secretaries of several political parties, registered in the electoral race for the early parliamentar…
07 June 2021
The Concrete Constructions Built in the Durlești Forest are Demolished after a ZdG Investigation
The concrete constructions built in the Durlești Forest are demolished five months after the ZdG investigation. The company that leased 40 hectares of the forest started the demolition after being summoned by t…
04 June 2021
A Judge Fights for a Higher Pension: ”When Everyone Applies, Why Shouldn’t I?”
Dozens of judges and hundreds of prosecutors have obtained higher pensions in recent years after they filed lawsuits against the National Social Insurance House. Anatolie Țurcan, a magistrate at the Supreme Cou…
03 June 2021
REPORTAGE
