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The number of people involved in the corruption scheme regarding granting degrees of disabilities has increased. An intermediary from Rezina is reportedly targeted in 30 episodes
09.09.2020 199 ViewsAn unemployed from Rezina was detained by the NAC officers and prosecutors in cases of corruption scheme regarding granting degrees of disabilities. He was allegedly involved in over 30 episodes in which he would have intermediated the giving of bribes to the officials at the Rezina local office of the National Council for Determining Disability and Work Capacity (CNDDCM).
According to the materials of the case, the man would have claimed from persons, who lost their work capacity, the amounts that started with 7000 lei and up to help them obtain the confirmation or reconfirmation of the degree of disability. The suspect was detained last night and placed in the NAC detention center for 72 hours, an investigation was initiated in his name in accordance with article 326 of the Criminal Code – influence peddling. In found guilty, he risks up to 7 years of imprisonment.
We remind, that at the end of August, the NAC and prosecutors went to make searches at the National Council of Determining Disabilities and Work Capacity in Rezina office to document corruption scheme, organized by several medical experts and intermediaries. Tens of people, who lost their temporary or permanent ability to work, had to pay money to the experts from CNDDCM to have their degrees of disability confirmed or reconfirmed. In exchange for a bribe, healthy people could obtain degree of disability in collusion with some medical experts of CNDDCM, forging infirmity and receiving special state pensions. Thus, the amounts paid for a certificate of disability ranged from several hundred of euros to tens of thousands of lei.
Around 50 episodes of passive and active corruption, influence peddling were found during investigations, committed by the employees of the National Council for Determining Degrees of Disabilities and Work Capacity by some officials of Rezina Territorial Service as well. Video and audio recordings, obtained within criminal investigation, show the entire scheme of granting degrees of disabilitys, challenging the patients to give bribes to corrupt official, as well as dividing money, obtained as bribes among experts.
Six persons were detained, following the NAC raids, currently they are under pre-trial arrest. Two of them are placed in the Penitentiary 13, other 4 were placed under house arrest by decision of the court. The NAC addresses the people who suffered because of the illegal actions of the above-mentioned officials, to denounce to the National Anticorruption Centre through the national anticorruption line 0 800 55555.
We remind, that every person is presumed to be innocent until the final and irrevocable decision of the court is pronounced. In its actions, the NAC and prosecutors were supported by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection.
The Anticorruption Prosecution Office is carrying out the criminal investigation.