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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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Businessmen Who Denounced Prosecutors and Policemen for a Bribe of over 75,000 Euros Are Prosecuted Again
- President Maia Sandu Made a Joint Press Conference with the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis at the Cotroceni Palace
- Sandu Meets the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs
- The Constitutional Court Confirms the Constitutionality of Gavrilița’s Second Nomination
- ”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…
Unexpected Turn at the Consultations with the President
22 March 2021
- ”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”
- 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
30 March 2021
The Right To A Three-hour Break For Where Work Never Ends
This year, on the Day of Rare Diseases, all the mothers of children suffering from such diseases want to have a break. Thus, the Public Association Children of the Rain, which includes more than 50 parents whose children are diagnosed with rare diseases including autism, launched the project Three hours… Read More
22 June 2020
What Happened to the Cancer Patients who Needed Hospitalization and Surgery During the State of Emergency?
During the state of emergency established in Moldova to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the medical institutions that were not engaged in the fight against coronavirus worked under a special progra…
15 October 2021
The Council of Europe’s Ad Hoc Working Group on Justice Reform will Pay a New Visit to Chișinău on October 19-21
The Council of Europe’s ad hoc working group on justice reform will pay a new visit to Chișinău on October 19-21, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces. On Thursday, October 14, the Ministry of Foreig…
Maia Sandu Meets Emmanuel Macron
The President of Moldova, Maia Sandu, pays an official visit to Paris on February 3rd and 4th. Sandu had a meeting with the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron. The speech of the president Maia Sa…
Three Hospitals Will Receive Medical Equipment as Part of the Economic and Social Development Program Supported by Japan
The Ministry of Health is negotiating the Grant Agreement with Japan, for the delivery of medical equipment within the Economic and Social Development Program. According to the program, three hospitals will rec…
12 April 2021
The Soviet Gatekeeper of Moldova’s Borders
On April 3, 2021, a dangerous crime took place in Chișinău’s streets. In the midday, a citizen was kidnaped and taken in an unknown direction. Coincidentally, I was on that street at the time (I was looking for…
27 August 2021
Presidents of Ukraine, Poland, and Romania on Moldova’s 30th Anniversary of Independence
The President of Moldova, Maia Sandu, the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, and the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenski, made press statements on…
22 June 2020
The COVID-19 Situation in Moldova
Currently, Moldova has 14,200 cases of infection with the new coronavirus, 1,161 are in the breakaway Transnistrian region. In the last 24 hours, 47 people, suspected to be infected with the COVID-19 infection,…