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An” experienced lawyer”, who provided services on Makler, was detained by the NAC and AP. He allegedly promised a woman to regain the land
29.07.2021 143 ViewsAn alleged lawyer from Chisinau was apprehended by NAC officers and anticorruption prosecutors in a case of influence peddling, after being denounced by his client. He would have promised the woman to help her regain, in court, the right to a building land, claiming he had influence on some judges.
According to the whistleblower, several years ago, her husband received from the local authorities a building land, which he benefited as a participant in the 1992 Nistru War. Later, the spouses divorced and the man donated the land to his sister who, after her brother's death, became its owner. Considering that she was entitled to part of the plot, the whistleblower decided to contract the services of a lawyer to represent her in the court to cancel the donation contract.
Thus, she accessed the Makler portal, where she found the contact details of an "experienced lawyer" who, in his turn, would have promised her to claim her lot back, assuring that he has influence on a judge of the Chisinau Court of Law the headquarters of the Center and that he can ensure the cancelling of the donation contract. For his services, the latter would have claimed and received 400 euros, which was subsequently transferred under the control of the NAC.
Following the searches carried out at the suspect's office, the package of documents related to the denouncement case and mobile phone were found and seized.
In this case, a criminal prosecution was initiated for influence peddling, and the suspect was detained and placed in the NAC Detention Center for 72 hours. If found guilty, he risks up to 6 years in prison or a criminal fine.
We remind that, every person is presumed to be innocent until the final and irrevocable court decision is pronounced.
The Anticorruption Prosecution Office is conducting the criminal investigation.