After Moldova’s oligarchic regime was ousted in June, the new coalition government placed high on their reform agenda the law and order institutions, including the Prosecutor’s Office and the courts. At the end…
HAPPENING THIS WEEK Greetings from Chişinău! Here’s what’s happening this week: our feature story breaks down the investigation on a loan made to a company affiliated with the family of the President of Moldova…
The investigation of the Billion Case has revealed ties between a company benefiting from illegally obtained loans and the family of Parliamentary President Zinaida Greceanîi. The company in question, Alsvit-Vi…
HAPPENING THIS WEEK Greetings from Chişinău! Here’s what’s happening this week: our feature story breaks down six high profile criminal cases initiated during the first 100 day of the new coalition government.
During the first 100 days of the new government, Moldova has had three Prosecutor Generals: Eduard Harunjen (until July 11), Igor Popa (interim, July 11-30) and Dumitru Robu (interim, July 31 – to the present d…
HAPPENING THIS WEEK Greetings from Chişinău! Here’s what’s happening this week: Our feature brings you the highlights of a new international report on the state of anti money laundering efforts in Moldova. This…
A committee of experts from the Council of Europe has published a report assessing Moldova’s score on 40 recommendations from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – a key international anti-money laundering o…
HAPPENING THIS WEEK Greetings from Chişinău! Here’s what’s happening this week: Our feature story brings forward Moldova’s attempts to punish the injustice toward the seven Turkish high school workers who were…
Almost one year has passed since seven Turkish citizens working at a high school were extradited from the Republic of Moldova. Since then, their case was brought before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR…
Moldova’s Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the legality of the 2011 transactions of former Democratic Party leader Vlad Plahotniuc. The declaration from the Prosecutor’s Office came af…