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General Assembly of Judges. A new member of the Superior Council of Magistracy was voted in
01 March
The General Assembly of Judges has elected Judge Aliona Miron as a member of the Superior Council of Magistratcy (SCM). She will represent the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) and will serve a six-year term. The…
01 March
“No evidence has been presented to prove the case against me.” Statements of the former Prosecutor General after being acquitted in one of the cases in which he is under criminal investigation
After two years and five months since the criminal case for overstepping his duties was opened, former Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo was acquitted on Wednesday, February 28, by judges of the Chisinau C…
29 February
The Superior Council of Prosecutors has published the evaluation sheets of the candidates for the position of Prosecutor General. Ion Munteanu received a score of 3.5 from one of the Council members
In the context of applications submitted by candidates for the post of Prosecutor General, Ion Munteanu, Igor Demciucin and Octavian Iachimovsci, the Superior Council of Prosecutors (SCP) decided at its meeting…
29 February
The Superior Council of Prosecutors has cancelled the competition for the post of Head of the Prosecutor General’s Office: “A major discrepancy was found that was not covered by the arguments”
Members of the Superior Council of Prosecutors (SCP) met on Wednesday, February 28, in a meeting. The SCP was to approve the results of the public competition for the selection of the candidate for the position…
27 February
The selected candidate for the position of General Prosecutor, along with the President of the Superior Council of Prosecutors, Igor Demciucin, requests his case to be forwarded for external evaluation.
UPDATE 5:00 PM: The President of the Superior Council of Prosecutors (CSP) denies the statements made by Igor Demciucin, according to whom Dumitru Obadă is related to the candidate for the position of General P…
The Superior Council of Prosecutors has given its consent to the appointment of Sergiu Brigai as interim Deputy Prosecutor General
04 March
Members of the Superior Council of Prosecutors (SCP) have agreed to the appointment of Sergiu Brigai as deputy to the interim Prosecutor General Ion Munteanu. The decision was taken at a meeting on Monday 4 Mar…
- “Absolute distrust”: Igor Demciucin, candidate for Prosecutor General, has been dismissed from the position of Ion Munteanu’s deputy, at the request of the acting head of the Prosecutor General’s Office
- Vetting Commission decision in the case of a candidate for a judge at the Supreme Court of Justice
- Superior Council of Prosecutors President says he would resign if the member who removed Munteanu from office does not “take ownership of her decision” by stepping down
The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office has taken action and will investigate the circumstances of the competition for the position of Prosecutor General. Dragalin: “I have decided to take on this investigation”
The head of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (PA), Veronica Dragalin, announces that the institution she heads has launched a criminal case on the competition for the position of prosecutor general…
General Assembly of Judges. A new member of the Superior Council of Magistracy was voted in
The General Assembly of Judges has elected Judge Aliona Miron as a member of the Superior Council of Magistratcy (SCM). She will represent the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) and will serve a six-year term. The…
First statement of the prosecutor who won the competition for the position of Prosecutor General, annulled by the SCP. “This could cast doubt on the effectiveness of these procedures”
Octavian Iachimovschi, the prosecutor who won the competition for the post of prosecutor general, annulled on Wednesday, February 28, by the Superior Council of Prosecutors, says he has not decided whether he w…
29 January 2023
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Two Employees of Moldova’s Customs Service Released from Office
- The Shor Party Deputy’s Case in the Billion-Dollar Bank Fraud was Sent to Court
- Five People Detained for Violating a Judge’s Private Life
- A Former Minister of Youth and Sports is Investigated in a Case of 200,000 Euros Bribe
- Moldovan Government and IMF Reached an Agreement Worth 564 Million US Dollars for Financing the Modernization of the Country
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Prime Minister Recean on the decisions of two judges: ‘It is completely unacceptable in a normal society’. Reaction of the Association of Judges of Moldova
The Association of Judges of the Republic of Moldova (AJM), whose president is magistrate Victor Sandu, one of the candidates who did not pass the evaluation of financial and ethical integrity and the Supreme C…
25 January
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MP Olesea Stamate resigns as chairwoman of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Appointments and Immunities
Olesea Stamate, Chairwoman of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Appointments and Immunities, has announced that she is resigning and will no longer hold the position as of 1 February. Stamate, who is an MP on the…
19 January
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RefLECTION of Corruption — the ZdG event revealing the year’s corruption cases, the efforts of investigative journalists, and the impact of their work
Every year on 9 December, people of integrity mark International Anti-Corruption Day. Investigative reporters are among the most committed anti-corruption fighters and often among those who make an impact in th…
20 December 2023
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ZdG statement.
Today, December 6, 2023, one week after Poșta Moldovei sent to our editorial office a contract with new prices for newspaper distribution, which have increased by 341%, we consider all possibilities for dialogu…
07 December 2023
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Poșta Moldovei announced a 341% increase in newspaper distribution tariffs starting 2024
On Thursday, 30 November, Ziarul de Gardă received the contract from Poșta Moldovei (the Post Office of Moldova, a state enterprise) for newspaper distribution for 2024 and found an increase in the cost of dist…
How the billion was stolen. Details from the case of Dorin Dragutanu, Governor of the NBM during the banking fraud period
He allegedly acted “in the interest of the criminal organization” and “in accordance with the criminal plan’, favouring the criminal group, led by Vladimir Plahotniuc, of which and Ilan…
ZdG Exhibition: ”Corruption in Moldova. 30 Years of Struggle.”
06 December 2021
- The Case of a Former Supreme Court of Justice Judge Pending in Court
- A New Agreement: Moldovans Engaged in Seasonal Agricultural Work in Germany Will Enjoy the Same Rights as Local Workers
- ”When I climb, I feel freedom and I feel special” – Interview with Vladislav Zotea, a Mountain Climber from Moldova, who Lives in the USA
- A museum for the memories of the children who grew up during war times: ”It is important for them to have an opportunity to share their stories”
10 June 2021
Attacks on Moldovan Journalists in 2020: the State Authorities’ Representatives Attack Most Frequently
The International Justice for Journalists Foundation, based in London, UK, has released the Report on Post-Soviet Media Attacks in 2020. The report includes relevant data and information on physical attacks. and non-physical on the collaborators of media institutions from 12 countries in the former Soviet Union, with the… Read More
23 August 2021
Moldovan Driver’s License Could Be Recognized in Germany
Moldovan driver’s license could be recognized in Germany. The Moldovan Government approved in the meeting of Thursday, August 19, the project regarding the initiation of negotiations on the draft Agreement betw…
29 June 2020
Photo/A Ukrainian Plane, Managed by a Company Suspected of Involvement in Illegal Arms Trade, Stations for Six Days in Moldova
A Ukrainian private company plane took off for Egypt after a six-day stay on the Mărculești Airport in Moldova. ZdG found that both the airline that previously managed the aircraft and the current Ukrainian co…
Interim Prosecutor General Requests the Parliament to Lift the Immunity of Ilan Shor
Prosecutor General Dumitru Robu submitted nine requests to the Parliament on Thursday requesting to waive the immunity of the fugitive deputy Ilan Shor, his detention, arrest, search and prosecution being accus…
Deputy Prime Minister Vlad Kulminski and the head of the Reintegration Policy Bureau, Alin Gvidiani, Met with the OSCE Special Representative for the Transnistrian Settlement, Thomas Mayr-Harting
Deputy Prime Minister Vlad Kulminski and the head of the Reintegration Policy Bureau, Alin Gvidiani, met on Monday, August 16th with the OSCE Special Representative for the Transnistrian settlement, Thomas Mayr…
27 April 2021
Constitutional Court Declares Unconstitutional Parliament’s Decision to Revoke the Court’s Judge
The Constitutional Court declared unconstitutional Parliament’s decision to resign the President of the Constitutional Court and the following appointment of Boris Lupașcu for the judge position at the Court.
15 December 2020
UNDP Reports on Human Development, Moldova Registering a Higher Score Compared to Last Year
Moldova is among three countries in the world demonstrating that lighter pressure on the planet is possible, according to UNDP’s Human Development Report Chisinau, 15 December 2020 – Republic of Moldova ranks 9…
26 August 2022
”When I climb, I feel freedom and I feel special” – Interview with Vladislav Zotea, a Mountain Climber from Moldova, who Lives in the USA
While looking for interesting local people to invite to the Moldovan-American Convention MAC8 in Seattle, that will be held between September 30th and October 2nd 2022, I found Vladislav Zotea, a mountain climb…