The officers of the General Territorial Directorate North of the NAC and the prosecutors from the Northern Office of the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office detained in flagrant in the afternoon of August 2, a district councilor of the Ocnița District Council, during the transmission of a sum of 30 thousand dollars to the mayor of the city Ocnița. The individual was detained for 72 hours and placed in the NAC Detention Center.

In the framework of the criminal case, started on the facts of illegal financing of a political formation and money laundering, the NAC officers and prosecutors found that, starting from March 24, 2023 and until now, the mayor of the city of Ocnița was allegedly approached by one of the councilors district to convince him to give up the formation of which he was a part and to join another political party. Instead, the councilor allegedly promised him an illegal remuneration of 2 million lei, of which 1 million was personal for the mayor, and another part of the money was to be invested in infrastructure projects.

Thus, on August 2, the sum of 30 thousand dollars was received under the control of the NAC, and the councilor was detained red-handed. In order to document all aspects of the crime and identify other accomplices, searches were carried out at the headquarters of a political formation - both in Chisinau and in Ocnița. Materials relevant to the case were taken from the scene, including computers, data carriers, cash and mobile phones. In the same way, the amount of 30 thousand dollars, received under the control of the NAC, was seized.

The criminal investigation actions on the case are currently ongoing.

The Northern Office of the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office is conducting the criminal investigation.