#JusticeSystem
New Judges at the Supreme Court of Justice and the Chișinău Court of Appeal
At the end of July, the Superior Council of Magistracy appointed several judges to important positions to the Supreme Court of Justice and the Chișinău Court of Appeal. While the competition for the position of…
02 August 2020
New Developments in the Cases Opened Against Judge Oleg Melniciuc
The criminal case opened against Judge Oleg Melniciuc for influence peddling has been closed, while the case opened against Melniciuc for illicit enrichment is under criminal investigation. At the same time, th…
02 August 2020
The Former Head of the Strășeni Prosecutor’s Office Wants to Return to Office, Claiming that He resigned due to Mental Constraints
Alexandru Rața, the former chief prosecutor of the Strășeni District Prosecutor’s Office, who was deprived of his office last spring, tried to return to the Prosecutor’s Office by challenging in cou…
31 July 2020
The First Court Hearing in Constantin Țuțu’s Case Was Postponed
The first court hearing in Constantin Țuțu’s case, former deputy of the Democratic Party, was postponed. Țuțu’s lawyers claim that the hearing was postponed after they demanded the recusal of the judge, I…
23 July 2020
Viorica Puică May No Longer Be Appointed to the Supreme Court of Justice
Judge Viorica Puică may no longer be appointed to the Supreme Court of Justice, as Parliament cannot be obliged to approve the draft decision in this regard. Puică appointment at the Supreme Court of Justice wa…
23 July 2020
The Parliament Will Vote in the Next Sitting the Draft Decision on the Appointment of Judge Viorica Puică to the Supreme Court of Justice
The draft decision on the appointment of Judge Viorica Puică to the Supreme Court of Justice was excluded from the agenda of the sitting of Parliament. Previously, the Socialist Party members of the Parliamenta…
18 July 2020
A Mayor Who Concluded Contracts With Family Members Might Get Sacked
National Authority for Integrity issued a note concluding that mayor Svetlana Racul infringed the law on conflicts of interest by concluding contracts with family members. In January 2016, Svetlana Racul, the m…
16 July 2020
A Former Anticorruption Prosecutor, Detained for Bribery, Might Be Criminally Investigated for not Fully Declaring His Assets
The National Integrity Authority issued a statement regarding the former anti-corruption prosecutor, former prosecutor of the Soroca District Prosecutor’s Office, Dumitru Cernițu, establishing that he inf…
15 July 2020
Unpunished Crimes: The Case of a Young Man’s Death, Delayed by Law Enforcement for Four Years
Four years ago, Fiodor Meleca, a 26-year-old man from Chistelnița, Telenești district, the north of the country, was beaten to death following a conflict between two groups of young people. Although the s…
12 July 2020
An Unprecedented Case in the History of National Jurisprudence
The Chișinău Court, Râșcani district, analyzed the request of the former President of the Constitutional Court, Vladimir Țurcan, through which he asked to suspend the enforcement of the decisions by which he wa…
11 July 2020
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