Justice
Former deputy chief of the Varnița passport section, targeted in a ZdG investigation, sentenced to two years suspended prison and fined 110 thousand lei for active corruption
Aurel Cuconescu-Palii, the former deputy head of the Varnița passport department, targeted in an investigation by the Ziarul de Gardă, has been sentenced to a two-year suspended prison term on probation by Anen…
25 March 2023
Drugs worth 700 thousand lei seized by prosecutors and investigation officers. Six people were remanded in custody for 30 days
Law enforcement officers have broken up a drug dealing network, estimated on the black market at around 700,000 lei. Prosecutors from the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Case…
25 March 2023
The Constitutional Court announced when it will examine the Government’s application for verification of the constitutionality of the “Shor” Party
The Government’s petition requesting verification of the constitutionality of the “Shor” political party will be examined by the Constitutional Court (CC) judges “from May 10 to May 17,…
25 March 2023
Two non-judge candidates for the Superior Council of Magistracy failed the integrity assessment. Three more candidates await the Commission’s decisions
Two non-judge candidates nominated by the Parliament for positions in the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM), Valentin Caisin and Angela Popil, have not passed the integrity assessment, the Pre-Vetting Commis…
25 March 2023
Security and Intelligence Service: 5 more websites publishing false information in areas affecting national security to be blocked
The director of the Security and Intelligence Service (SIS), Alexandru Musteața, signed an order on Wednesday (22 March) to block five websites for publishing false information that could affect national securi…
24 March 2023
The subject of alleged illegal actions of former Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo was postponed to the next SCP meeting
The members of the Superior Council of Prosecutors (SCP) met in a meeting. There were 10 items on the agenda. Among the topics are the Appeal against the decision of the College for the evaluation of prosecutor…
24 March 2023
33 municipal councillors allegedly showed “excessive power” when voting for the six zonal urban planning projects. Details from CNA
33 municipal councillors allegedly showed “excess of power” when they voted in mid-December 2022 on the six zonal urban planning projects, according to an investigation by the National Anti-Corrupti…
24 March 2023
Police say they have broken up a “criminal scheme” at petrol stations. They were delivering smaller quantities of fuel than they had purchased
Officers of the Complex Investigations Directorate of the National Investigation Inspectorate (INI), together with the General Directorate for Criminal Prosecution (DGUP), under the leadership of the Prosecutor…
23 March 2023
The judges have begun to speak out: “Those who enter the battle with justice must be prepared to face this battle”
The General Assembly of Judges, which took place on Friday after a four-year break, has been adjourned until 28 April, during which time the magistrates have set out to draft a joint statement on the situation…
23 March 2023
Statements of President Maia Sandu after the Supreme Security Council meeting: “The Superior Council of Magistracy will be operational in 30 days, not later”
President Maia Sandu made press statements on Monday, March 20, after the meeting of the Supreme Security Council (SSC) where “bottlenecks in the justice reform process and ways to effectively overcome th…
20 March 2023
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