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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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OPINION POLL: Russia Threatens Ukraine with War. Will Moldova be affected by this?
- The COVID-19 Certificates Issued by Moldova Became Equivalent to the EU COVID-19 Digital Certificate
- The COVID-19 Situation in Moldova
- Facebook Blocks Socialist Deputy in Moldova’s Parliament For Posting Fake Information
- President Maia Sandu had a Conversation with NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg
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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…
How Was Moldova’s Declaration of Independence Written?
27 August 2020
- 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
23 April 2021
Parliamentary Majority Votes For Resignation of Constitutional Court Judges, Accusing them of Usurpation of Power
The Socialist-Shor deputies voted for the resignation of three judges of the Constitutional Court, accusing them of usurping the constitutional institution. The opposition describes it as an attack on the Constitutional Court and calls for protests. The deputies of the Socialist Party accuse the constitutional judges Domnica Manole, Liuba… Read More
07 November 2021
EDITORIAL: The Evolution from Adrian to Hans
I had a short trip to Bucharest. Knowing that, at this time, the number of hospitalizations and deaths is staggering, I took a look at the way ordinary people look at the risks of the pandemic: masks are worn o…
18 October 2021
Elena Cazacov, State Prosecutor in the Vlad Filat Case, was Appointed Interim Head of the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office
Prosecutor Elena Cazacov, who represented the state prosecution in the Vlad Filat case, and who will provide the interim position of head of the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office, lives in an apartment p…
EDITORIAL: 30 Years Without Transnistria
We are in the anniversary year – 30 years since the independence of Moldova. These have not been easy years. Moscow periodically threatened Moldova that it would territorially disintegrate if it seceded f…
OPINION POLL: Does Moldova Need Another General Prosecutor? What Kind of Prosecutor?
On October 5, General Prosecutor Alexandr Stoianoglo was suspended from office and remanded in custody, and a criminal case was filed against him. Stoianoglo is charged with several serious crimes, including ab…
01 September 2021
President Maia Sandu and the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, are Invited to Participate in the Solemn Session of the General Assembly of the Council of Local Authorities of Romania and Moldova
President Maia Sandu, the Romanian President, Klaus Iohannis, the Romanian Prime Minister, Florin Cîțu, and other members of the Romanian Government are invited to participate in the solemn session of the Gener…
25 October 2021
Prosecutor’s Office will Verify the Case on the Leaked Video in Which the Oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc Gives a Bag Allegedly with Money to the Ex-president Igor Dodon
The General Prosecutor’s Office will retry the criminal case opened after in the public appeared a video in which the former leader of the Democratic Party, the oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc, sends a black…
15 November 2020
How People in the Breakaway Transnistria Region of Moldova Express Their Right to Vote in the Second Round of Elections
Voters in the breakaway Transnistria region are more active in the second round of the presidential elections. According to the Central Electoral Commission (CEC), turnout in the first round was exceeded on Nov…