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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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Citizens from the capital gave landslide to pro-European PAS, despite the mayor’s pro-Russian allegiance.
- Four Years Lost With President Dodon
- The First Judge Sentenced to Prison for Illicit Enrichment
- Moldova’s Head of State Disturbed by the Fact That the United States Does Not Extradite Vladimir Plahotniuc
- ”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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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 800,000 Euros Grant from Japan to Fight COVID-19
28 December 2020
Will We Elect Ilan Shor Again? The Chronicle of a Captured Court
01 February 2021
04 December 2020
Human trafficking in Moldova, Council of Europe’s report
The Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) has urged Moldova to guarantee access to justice for victims of trafficking in human beings by ensuring that they receive specialized assistance and free legal aid at an early stage, information about their right… Read More
10 November 2021
Moldova Negotiates a 30 Million Euros Loan with the European Investment Bank to Implement the Real Estate Energy Rehabilitation Program
Moldova would initiate negotiations with the European Investment Bank on the implementation of the Energy Efficiency in Moldova project. The document provides for the contracting of an external state loan worth…
21 November 2021
EDITORIAL: Echoes of the National Liberation Movement
Not everything changes over time … 100 days after the Gavrilița Government took office and four months after the last parliamentary elections, the opposition cannot recover from the electoral paralysis of…
Prospects for the Moldovan Parliament in a Political Crisis
The Moldovan political deadlock continues and the chances of identifying a solution to avoid early elections are getting slimmer. Each parliamentary faction has deputies who believe it is still possible to appo…
U.S. Ambassador Talks About the Request Made by the Office of the Prosecutor General to the U.S. Authorities to Extradite Vladimir Plahotniuc, Moldova’s Tycoon
The U.S. Ambassador to Moldova confirms that the U.S. authorities have received the extradition request of the former leader of the Democratic Party, Vladimir Plahotniuc, and that “its examination is ongo…
12 August 2021
Chișinău Court Issues an Arrest Warrant on the Controversial Businessman Veaceslav Platon After he left Moldova for London
The magistrates from the Chișinău Court issued on Thursday, August 12, an arrest warrant for 30 days on the controversial businessman Veaceslav Platon, who left Moldova on July 19 and is now in London. With a r…
19 April 2021
Diplomacy as Luxury or How Moldovan Embassies Bought Expensive Cars in a Pandemic Year
Last year, Moldova’s diplomatic missions spent more than 163,000 (3.5 million Moldovan lei) euros on the purchase of five new cars. The acquisition came in a pandemic year when the state health system was…
11 July 2020
The 13,575 Retirees at the CNAS Offices During a Pandemic
Moldova maintains for years a top position as the poorest state in the world. The country is also a leading state in organ and human trafficking, and illicit cigarettes and uranium trade. Now, Moldova is among…