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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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COVID-19 Update: The Infection Takes More Moldovan Health Care Workers’ Lives
- INVESTIGATION: The Army from which Recruits Flee
- The Number of Millionaires in Moldova Increased by 755 People
- OP-ED POLL: Why Don’t the Socialists Want Europe Day on May 9?
- ”When I climb, I feel freedom and I feel special” – Interview with Vladislav Zotea, a Mountain Climber from Moldova, who Lives in the USA
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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…
- 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”
- Roskomnadzor Orders ZdG to Delete an Article about Russia’s war on Ukraine and Asked Internet Operators to Block ZdG’s Website
- TOP: Five ZdG Investigations from 2021 that Led to Opening Criminal Cases
- INVESTIGATION: The Army from which Recruits Flee
16 July 2020
A Mayor Who Concluded Contracts With Family Members Might Get Sacked
National Authority for Integrity issued a note concluding that mayor Svetlana Racul infringed the law on conflicts of interest by concluding contracts with family members. In January 2016, Svetlana Racul, the mayor of Boșcana village, Criuleni district, the central part of Moldova, allegedly concluded several contracts with her husband. Read More
02 July 2020
The Socialist Party Wants to Reduce the Number of Deputies in the Parliament
The Socialist Party will propose in the Parliament, on Monday, to reduce the number of deputies in the Parliament by more than one-third and to ban the party-switching. The opposition criticized the initiative…
14 June 2021
EDITORIAL: Will the European Prosecutor’s Office take Care of the Moldovan Corrupt Officials?
People keep complaining to ZdG on a daily basis. A school bus donated by Romania disappeared and the children were left without transport, one of them was injured on the way; the wood donated by the Dutch to th…
Prime Minister Gavrilița Meets the Russian Ambassador to Moldova
Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița had, on Monday, August 16, a meeting with the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Moldova, Oleg Vasnetsov. According to a Government note, Natalia Gavrilița “emphasize…
The President’s Non-Traditional Family
Moldova’s President Igor Dodon visited the Platon family from the village of Iordanovca, Basarabeasca district, the south of Moldova on May 13. However, he didn’t wear a mask or gloves, ignoring the epidemiolog…
04 March 2021
The Forestry Administrative Authority’s Director Risks Losing His Job
The director of the forestry administrative authority Moldsilva has three conflicts of interest and risks losing his mandate and the right to hold a public office for 3 years. The National Integrity Authority i…
15 October 2021
President Sandu and MEP Dragoș Tudorache Met to Discuss the Energy Crisis in Moldova
The situation of the gas and energy supply of Moldova in the winter season was discussed on Wednesday, October 13, by the rapporteur of the European Parliament for Moldova, the MEP of the Renew Europe group, Dr…
02 June 2021
Prosecutors Demand Complete Acquittal of the Controversial Businessman Veaceslav Platon
The controversial businessman, Veaceslav Platon, sentenced in 2017 to 18 years in prison for allegedly obtaining through illegal schemes about 1 billion lei (47 million euros) from Banca de Economii will be acq…