A man from Rezina is being investigated by the National Anti-corruption Centre (NAC) and prosecutors from the Chisinau Municipal Prosecutor's Office for committing the crime of electoral corruption by offering goods in order to induce a voter to exercise his electoral rights in favour of a party candidate registered in the electoral race in the presidential elections.

According to the case materials, the suspect, together with other persons, allegedly opened bank accounts in the names of several citizens, through the PSB application, in order to receive funds of illegal origin for the electoral corruption of voters in order to exercise the right to vote in a certain way.

In order to accumulate evidence and identify the circle of persons who allegedly acted in complicity with the suspect, searches were authorized at the man's home. Currently, NAC officers are carrying out actions to seize the assets used as the object of the crime, identify the origin of the funds and possible connections of the persons involved with members of organized criminal groups acting in the interests of political parties.

We remind that persons who offer money to influence the results of an election risk from one to 5 years in prison and a fine of over 50 thousand lei, and to ensure the recovery of the damage, law enforcement institutions may seize the person's assets. At the same time, persons who denounce the illicit acts and cooperate with the criminal investigation body may be released from criminal or minor offense liability.

Any person shall be presumed innocent until a final and irrevocable decision is rendered by the court.