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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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The Socialists Sign a Declaration for Not Dissolving the Parliament
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- Moldovan Government and IMF Reached an Agreement Worth 564 Million US Dollars for Financing the Modernization of the Country
- Journalistic Investigations Under Threat
- ”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…
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15 June 2020
Moldova’s Ministry of Justice to Establish Specialized AntiCorruption Courts
The Ministry of Justice intends to draft a law on the establishment of a specialized court in the field of anti-corruption. The Ministry of Justice announced through a press release that it intends to establish a specialized court in the field of anti-corruption. According to the representatives of the Ministry… Read More
28 July 2021
Five Employees of a Construction Company were Put on Trial after Producing Damages of over 2 Million Euros to 56 Investors
Five former employees of a construction company were put on trial after 56 investors in a building lost over 2 million euros. The defendants are accused of fraud, embezzlement of foreign property, abuse of offi…
03 July 2020
Ștefan Gațcan, the Doctor Who Taunts the Electorate
The doctor Ștefan Gațcan was a deputy in the Socialist Party. Several hours after he announced that he wants to leave the Socialist Party and stated that he wanted to join the newly formed Pro Moldova Party, le…
Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița Had a Meeting on Tuesday, September 28, With Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy
Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița had a meeting on Tuesday, September 28, with Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy, in which she discussed the supply of Moldova with gas and electricity. “Offici…
The Constitutional Court Stated that President Igor Dodon Can’t Dissolve the Parliament in the Last Six Months of His Term
The Constitutional Court stated that Moldova’s President Igor Dodon can’t dissolve the Parliament and launch early elections in the last six months of his term. The Court also mentioned that presidential electi…
19 August 2020
OPINION POLL/ President Igor Dodon Congratulated Alexander Lukashenko with the Victory in the Presidential Elections
Following the presidential elections in Belarus from August 9, President Igor Dodon, along with President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Xi Jinping of China, have acknowledged the victory in the preside…
18 May 2020
Official Details About the Criminal Case Opened Based on Ilan Shor’s Statements About the €1.5 million Offered to the Dodon Family
Ilan Shor, Moldovan deputy, and businessman who in June 2019 fled the country stated that he had offered several goods to President Igor Dodon. Although Shor made the statement in February 2019 and the Anticorr…
15 November 2021
Plahotniuc’s Assets, Worth about 24 Million Euros, Remain under Seizure in the Billion-Dollar Bank Fraud Case
Fifty-two assets, worth over 24 million euros, frozen by the Agency for the Recovery of Criminal Assets and belonging to the former leader of the Democratic Party of Moldova Vladimir Plahotniuc, remain under se…