Vice-president of the Rîșcani territorial organization of a political party, sent to court for complicity in illegal financing of the party

The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office has completed the criminal prosecution and sent to the court, for examination on the merits, the criminal case in which the vice-president of the Rîșcani territorial organization of a political party in Chișinău is accused. She is accused of complicity in the illegal financing of the political party by an organized criminal group.

According to information obtained from the investigations conducted by the National Anti-corruption Centre and the Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office, the accused, during the period July - October 2022, acting as vice-president of the Rîșcani territorial organization of the party, allegedly coordinated the activities of the organization, knowing that the respective party was financed by an organized criminal group.

Thus, during the aforementioned period, in complicity with the party leadership, including the vice-presidents, the treasurer and the couriers responsible for transporting the funds, she contributed to the acceptance of illicit financing, providing indications, information and resources to support the party's activities.

In such circumstances, the accused accepted through complicity the financing of the party from illicit sources, in the amount of over 540,000 lei, originating from the organized criminal group. This financing was used for the party's activities, with the aim of promoting its political interests and obtaining power in the state through illegal means.

The accused did not admit her guilt, and the criminal case was sent for examination on the merits, to the Chisinau Court, Buiucani headquarters.

For the committed crime, the law provides for punishment in the form of a fine in the amount of 57,500 to 92,500 lei or imprisonment for 2 to 7 years, in both cases with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or exercise certain activities for a period of 2 to 5 years.

Note: A person accused of committing a crime shall be presumed innocent until proven guilty by a final court decision.