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The sentence was pronounced in the case of a former judge and an intermediary, initiated by the NAC and the AP for active corruption and influence peddling
15.03.2024 67 ViewsOn March 14, 2024, the judges of the Hâncești Court, Ialoveni headquarters, pronounced the sentence in the criminal case, initiated by the National Anti-corruption Centre and the Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office, regarding the actions of a former judge and an intermediary, accused of committing the crimes of active corruption and drug trafficking influence. The prosecution was conducted by the Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office.
According to the materials, the judge would have demanded 15,000 US dollars from the head of an economic agent to influence his colleagues to adopt a favorable solution in a civil litigation, this being withheld at the time of receiving the second installment of the initially claimed amount, in a total of US$11,000 was received out of the US$15,000 claimed.
In another episode, claiming to have influence over the prosecutors, the magistrate demanded from the head of the same company 1000 US dollars to intervene in the adoption of a decision in a criminal trial that would benefit the interests of the economic agent in question. The magistrate was arrested in the act together with the person who offered her the money. Both were charged with two counts of influence peddling.
The criminal investigation lasted 2.5 months, and the trial of the case lasted more than 2 years, the defendants did not admit their guilt for committing the incriminated act.
Thus, by the sentence of March 14, 2024, the court found the defendants guilty of committing the crime of influence peddling, setting the judge a sentence in the form of imprisonment for a term of 5 years, with the conditional suspension of the execution of the prison sentence for a term for 4 years, being confiscated in the state's account from the convicted the sum of 10,000 US dollars under art. 106 of the Criminal Code, as money resulting from the crime, with the deprivation of the right to hold certain public positions for a period of 5 years from the moment of execution of the main punishment.
The second defendant, having been sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 5 years, with the conditional suspension of the execution of the prison sentence for a term of 4 years, with the deprivation of the right to hold certain public positions on a term of 5 years from the moment of execution of the main sentence.
At the same time, the proceeds of crime, the monetary means in the amount of 1000 US dollars, were transferred to the state's account.
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.