Former ASP employee detained by the NAC in systemic corruption case in the issuance of driving licenses

A former employee of the Public Services Agency (ASP) was detained for 72 hours by officers of the National Anti-corruption Centre (NAC), jointly with prosecutors of Chisinau municipality, as part of a large criminal case targeting systemic corruption in the issuance of driving licenses in the Calarasi district. The man was placed in the NAC's Detention Centre.

Continuing the procedural actions, today, NAC officers and prosecutors conducted searches in the city of Ungheni, where objects and documents relevant to the case were seized, which are to be examined.

We remind that, on October 15 of this year, the NAC conducted over 50 searches in the same case. Following the criminal investigation, 3 people were detained for 72 hours, and later the court issued 30-day preventive arrest warrants for two people, one of whom was placed under house arrest.

According to the case materials, 53 candidates for obtaining a driving license, the administrator of a driving school in the city of Calarasi, the institution's secretary, 3 examiners, a driving instructor and a former employee of the Public Services Agency (ASP) are being investigated for active corruption, passive corruption and influence peddling. The scheme involved demanding and receiving sums of money between 500 and 700 euros to ensure passing the theoretical and practical exams, necessary to obtain the right to drive vehicles.

The NAC and the prosecutors continue criminal investigation actions to document all the persons involved and establish the entire criminal chain.

We remind that any person shall presumed innocent until a final and irrevocable court decision is rendered.