The National Anti-corruption Centre (NAC) officers and prosecutors conducted searches in a criminal case initiated on passive corruption committed by persons with management positions within the Comrat State University.

Following the criminal investigation, the dean of the Faculty of Law and the dean of the Faculty of Economics were detained for 72 hours. . At the same time, the rector of the university has the status of suspect and is being investigated in a state of freedom.

According to the criminal investigation materials, the persons concerned are suspected of having demanded and received undue financial means from students to facilitate their passing of assessments and exams, without actually attending classes and without properly taking academic tests.

The investigations documented several episodes of demanding and receiving sums of money from students, including foreign citizens, in exchange for granting undue advantages in the study process. The circumstances in which bachelor's theses were allegedly completed and sold in exchange for sums of money are also being investigated, the cost of one work being estimated at approximately 10,000 lei.

To accumulate evidence, searches were carried out at homes, work offices, means of transport and on the persons targeted by the investigation.

The criminal investigation continues to establish all the circumstances of the case, identify all the persons involved and accumulate the necessary evidence.

Everyone shall benefit from the presumption of innocence until a final court decision is rendered.
 

Officers of the National Anti-corruption Centre (NAC), under the procedural leadership of prosecutors, are conducting criminal investigation actions in a criminal case in which alleged illegal actions of persons involved in the process of organizing and conducting the Certiport international exams are being investigated.

According to the materials accumulated in the criminal trial, there is a reasonable suspicion that, during the period March–April 2026, a teacher from an entity authorized to organize the Certiport international exams, having responsibilities in the examination and supervision process, together with other persons, allegedly demanded, accepted and received, through intermediaries, monetary means from several pupils and students in exchange for guaranteeing the passing of the exams and obtaining the international certificates necessary for the exemption from taking the baccalaureate exam in computer science. According to the investigation, the amounts remitted to facilitate obtaining the certificates would have ranged between 3,500 and 12,000 lei.

Following the special investigative measures and the criminal investigation actions carried out, 15 pupils and students who would have benefited from the investigated criminal scheme were identified. According to the evidence administered, they would have obtained the international certificates by circumventing the legal certification procedures, and would later have presented them to the competent authorities in order to benefit from the award of the grade "10" ex officio in the baccalaureate exam in the computer science discipline.

Based on the accumulated evidence, the criminal investigation body examines the actions of the persons concerned in terms of committing the crimes of bribery and bribery in proportions exceeding 100 conventional units. At this stage, searches and other criminal procedural actions are carried out to administer evidence, establish all the circumstances of the case, identify all the persons involved and hold them accountable according to the law.

We specify that any person shall benefit from the presumption of innocence and is considered innocent until a final court decision is rendered.
 

The National Anti-corruption Centre (NAC) participated, as part of the official delegation of the Republic of Moldova, at the second Intergovernmental Conference Republic of Moldova - European Union, held in Luxembourg, an event that marks the official opening of the accession negotiations on Cluster 1 - "Fundamental Values". The NAC's participation in this exercise of strategic importance reinforces the central role of the institution in implementing the reforms provided for by the European agenda, especially in the areas of preventing and combating corruption, strengthening the rule of law, recovering assets derived from crimes and promoting institutional integrity.

In the context of the negotiations on the "Fundamental Values" Cluster, the NAC actively contributes to the implementation of the commitments assumed by the Republic of Moldova in the accession process, by developing and implementing effective mechanisms for preventing and combating corruption, strengthening capacities for investigating and recovering criminal assets, as well as by promoting anti-corruption education at the national level.

The opening of negotiations on this cluster represents an important stage for the Republic of Moldova, and the results obtained in the field of integrity and combating corruption remain essential for advancing the European integration process.

The conference brought together representatives of European institutions and national authorities to assess the progress made by the Republic of Moldova in the process of alignment with the acquis communautaire and European Union standards in areas essential for the country's European path.

An expert in periodic technical inspection of motor vehicles was detained by the NAC and prosecutors of the municipality of Cahul, suspected of having illegally appropriated amounts paid by car owners for road tax, the estimated damage exceeding 600,000 lei.

According to preliminary data from the criminal investigation, the suspect worked as an expert in periodic technical inspection within an authorized operator in Vulcanesti and, taking advantage of the position he held, allegedly appropriated the financial means paid by taxpayers for road tax.

Today, anti-corruption officers conducted searches at the suspect's home, as a result of which relevant evidence for the criminal case was seized. The suspect was detained for 72 hours and placed in solitary confinement. Currently, investigations continue to establish all the circumstances and identify any individuals involved in the scheme.

We remind that any person shall benefit from the presumption of innocence until a final court decision is rendered.
 

Progress and challenges in the field of identification, freezing, confiscation and valorization of assets derived from crimes were discussed by the responsible authorities within the meeting of the National Coordination Platform for the Recovery of Criminal Assets. During the meeting, the participants analyzed the stage of development and opportunities for expanding the functionalities of the Automated Information System "Register of Seized Criminal Assets" (SIA RBII), with an emphasis on increasing its efficiency, completeness and interoperability, as well as ensuring the correct and integral reflection of data on the execution of confiscation decisions and the collection of amounts to the state budget. At the same time, measures for the implementation of the provisions of Law no. 4/2026 on the use of confiscated assets for social purposes or in the public interest, including the stage of elaborating the draft Government Decision and the actions necessary to operationalize the related mechanism.

During the meeting, the Criminal Assets Recovery Agency (CARA) presented the results of its activity for the period January–May 2026. According to the data presented, during this period, seizures were applied to 285 assets, worth a total of approximately 200 million lei, and in 2025, assets worth approximately 386 million lei were confiscated.

Another topic addressed concerned the continued development of the SIA RBII, an essential tool for streamlining the processes of recording, monitoring and managing confiscated assets. In this regard, the contracts currently being implemented regarding the development of the system were analyzed, including the development of the specifications for the parallel financial investigations module and the optimization of functionalities.

Also, progress was presented on the development of the online platform for the auctioning of seized and confiscated assets (the component intended for the State Fiscal Service, available here ). In the context of the implementation of the National Program for the Recovery of Criminal Assets 2023–2027 and the National Program for the Accession of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union 2025–2029, the necessary measures were addressed to ensure implementation within the established deadlines.

The coordination platform brings together representatives of the NAC/CARA, the Prosecutor General's Office, the Prosecutor's Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases, the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, the Ministry of Justice, the State Fiscal Service, the Ministry of Finance, the General Inspectorate of Police, the National Integrity Authority and the Superior Council of Magistracy.

The participating institutions reconfirmed the importance of inter-institutional cooperation and the strengthening of mechanisms for the early initiation of parallel financial investigations and special investigative measures in high-profile cases, in order to streamline the process of recovering criminal assets.