NAC Synthesis: Bribe of 50,000 euros for the resolution of a human trafficking case and seizures of about 52 million lei applied by the CARA

The National Anti-corruption Centre informs about the main actions carried out in the previous week in the dimensions of preventing and combating corruption, as well as the recovery of criminal assets.

During this period, the NAC detained a man from the Şoldănești district, suspected of having demanded a bribe of 50,000 euros. According to the case materials, he allegedly promised to intervene for the release of a person under preventive arrest in Penitentiary No. 13, as well as to avoid holding him criminally liable in a human trafficking case. Also last week, the NAC's criminal investigation officers initiated 14 new criminal cases. Currently, one person is in the Detention Centre, and another 7 people, detained in files managed by the NAC, are placed in penitentiary institutions.

In the segment of recovering criminal assets, the Criminal Assets Recovery Agency (CARA) under the NAC has seized 18 assets, worth a total of approximately 52 million lei. The assets were seized based on delegations from the State Fiscal Service and the Briceni Police Inspectorate, in a file of intentional insolvency, fraud, money laundering and embezzlement of foreign assets. At the same time, seizures previously applied to assets estimated at over 51 million lei were confirmed by court decisions. The CARA has taken over assets worth over one million lei under administration, as well as cryptocurrencies estimated at 123 000 lei.

In the field of corruption prevention, the NAC Legislation Department finalized and submitted to the authors 15 expert reports and 3 opinions on draft normative acts. Also, 4 operational analyses were initiated, and 166 integrity records were released.

The National Anti-corruption Line received 29 calls, and 1736 materials were registered in the NAC Chancellery.