The NAC Synthesis: Thousands of Euros File for Favorable Court Decisions and Seized Assets of Over 18.2 Million Lei

The National Anti-corruption Centre (NAC) presents the main actions carried out in the previous week in the areas of combating and preventing corruption, as well as in criminal assets recovery.

During the reporting period, a lawyer and an employee of a court in Chisinau were detained, being investigated in a case of influence peddling. According to the case materials, the lawyer allegedly sent the court employee amounts ranging between 4,500 and 6,000 euros for each case, claiming that he would have influence over judges in courts of various levels and could determine them to issue favorable decisions in the interest of an economic agent.

During the reference period, criminal investigation officers reported the initiation of 9 new criminal cases and proposed 4 files for transmission to the court. Currently, three people are in the NAC detention centre, and twelve other people, accused in the files managed by the NAC, are arrested in penitentiaries.

The Criminal Assets Recovery Agency (CARA) seized 26 assets worth over 18.2 million lei. These include 3 social capitals, 12 residential buildings, 5 non-residential premises, 2 means of transport, an agricultural land and cash. Other seizures, previously applied, worth over 736 000 lei, were confirmed by the courts.

In the field of corruption prevention, the NAC submitted to the authors 16 expert reports and 7 opinions on draft normative acts. Also, 81 integrity records were cleared and 5 operational analyses were initiated. The National Anti-corruption Line received 45 calls, and 1,604 materials were registered in the institution's office.