Investigations
The New York Times: War Next Door Brings Energy Crunch, and Paid Protests, to Moldova.
„The tiny country, starved of natural gas and electricity because of the conflict in neighboring Ukraine, is confronting street rallies bankrolled by a pro-Russian politician to target its pro-Western governmen…
12 December 2022
“I have information that can help the law enforcement agencies to uncover and punish cases of corruption that have been thriving for decades in Bubuieci commune”
For four decades, Andrei Ilescu has lived in Bubuieci commune. For 12 years, he was a councillor in the Bubuieci local council. His work at local level has given him an insight into the situation of the commune…
05 December 2022
Rubles for Dodon: Six bank transfers from Russia to Moldovan public association headed by former socialist president – RISE Moldova
As head of state, Igor Dodon and his party have built some of their election campaigns on theories that Moldova is in danger of being captured by foreigners. At the same time, they insisted that foreign-backed…
07 November 2022
Newly created fake profiles, identical comments, anonymous pages from Indonesia, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates and more than half a million lei invested in just one month to promote Ilan Shor’s protests
Thousands of comments praising Ilan Shor flow daily on the fugitive MP’s Facebook pages and on pages affiliated with his party and his activity. Analysing the profiles of the most active commenters, ZdG f…
31 October 2022
(Non)transparent bidding at state enterprises, or how the firm of the head of the Prime Minister’s Control Corps ended up installing photovoltaic panels at the state-owned Cricova Wine Factory.
“Neomatrix” SRL, a company known for its work in the field of computer technology, affiliated to Viorelia Lazar, who until October this year headed the Prime Minister’s Control Corps, delivere…
31 October 2022
Protesters to rent. ZdG undercover investigation: We infiltrated Shor’s protesters and now show you, from the inside, how people brought to Chisinau are paid and how the protest machine works.
Four Ziarul de Gardă reporters infiltrated the ranks of Shor Party protesters on the eve of the September 18 rally in Chisinau. We set off with the protesters from several locations in Orhei, found in advance,…
03 October 2022
“Bank fraud” and the luxury planes of Ilan Shor and Vlad Plahotniuc – RISE Moldova
As money flew out of the three Moldovan banks involved in the “Bank Fraud”, Brazilian company Embraer delivered two new planes to two beneficiaries in Moldova. One Embraer Legacy 650 business class…
03 October 2022
Behind the scenes of fake bomb alerts: Who is terrorising Moldova?
Nearly 150 fake bomb threats have “hit” Moldova since the beginning of the year, targeting no fewer than 885 locations. Authorities are informed about the bombing of public or private institutions e…
29 August 2022
Champions in poverty. Sport – the purest form of patriotism
From resounding victories to the deplorable conditions in which they train, our athletes are passing through two worlds of contrasts. Taking the name of a country plagued by poverty and corruption to the podium…
22 August 2022
How Ilan Shor’s Duty-Free Shop Network reached a Russian banker in Israel
The duty-free shop network controlled by Ilan Shor was among the first assets that law enforcement officials seized in June 2019, immediately after the former mayor of Orhei fled the country. But the ban lasted…
01 August 2022
REPORTAGE
