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A man from Chisinau, investigated by the NAC in a case of influence peddling, was sentenced to four years in prison with suspension
09.11.2023
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A man from Chisinau, investigated by the NAC in a case of influence peddling, was sentenced to four years in prison with suspension. He allegedly demanded 20,000 euros to influence the resolution of a case of hooliganism.
On October 31, 2023, the Chisinau Court, Buiucani headquarters, pronounced the sentence in the criminal case, referred to the justice by the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office, regarding the actions of a man, accused of committing the crime of influence peddling (art. 326 para. (3) letter a ) from the Criminal Code). The case was started in August 2022 by the National Anticorruption Center, and according to the materials, the man claimed and received from the relatives of some accused of hooliganism, the kidnapping of a person and the threat of death or serious injury to bodily integrity or health, the amount of 20,000 euros, in return for which he claimed that, together with another man, he would have influence over the criminal investigation officers from the Drochia Police Inspectorate and the prosecutors from the Drochia District Prosecutor's Office, who were exercising and managing the criminal case regarding them, the money being sent in 2 installments.
The trial of the case lasted 6 months, the defendant admitting his guilt of committing the criminal act and, at his request, the criminal case being examined based on the evidence administered during the criminal investigation phase.
Thus, by the sentence of October 31, 2023, the court found the defendant guilty of committing influence peddling, setting him a prison sentence for a term of 4 (four) years, with conditional suspension for a probationary period of 4 (four) years.
At the same time, the special confiscation was ordered by collecting from the defendant, with the transfer to the state budget of the equivalent in lei of the sum of 20,000 euros, obtained as a result of committing the crime.
The sentence can be appealed to the Chisinau Court of Appeal within 15 days.
Note: A person accused of committing a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty by a final court decision.