commissioned to Scruples Research by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) aims to map viable economic activities that can benefit refugees and vulnerable host community households in the northern districts of Moldova (Ocnita It was conducted between 01 February 202 4 and 05 July 202 4 context-specific information to guide economic activities and identify key local collaboration opportunities for NRC’s livelihood programming The study’s primary goals included determining differentiated income-generating opportunities and the necessary legal and assistance requirements It also aimed to identify stakeholders who could bridge market gaps assess the feasibil-ity and economic viability of priority activities and pinpoint available jobs for the displaced population It also assesses systemic challenges and suggests mitigation measures includ-ing the impact of Moldova’s potential EU accession on relevant policies including qualitative and quantitative methods and desk review provided reliable data to inform NRC’s pro -ject design An in-depth desk review laid the groundwork for subse-quent steps Fifteen Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) with community leaders and other stakeholders focused on mar -ket gaps Six Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were conducted across Ocnita targeting specific community groups such as refugees and the Roma community along with host community members exploring income-generating activities and identifying skills gaps and support mechanisms 265 Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviews (CATI) surveys were completed using the Forsta system focusing on purposive sampling through the critical case sam -pling method Participants were recruited through both Scruples Research and NRC’s partners at the local level was adopted from the design phase through the inclusion of female and male refugees and host community members including persons with disabili -ties and the Roma community despite recent gross domestic product (GDP ) growth is fragile due to its dependence on remittances and energy imports from Rus-sia and Ukraine and creating logistics and transportation challenges in many sectors 2 Agriculture remains the main income resource for refugee and host community members with 67% of households relying on seasonal agriculture in Ocnita and Briceni while it is mainly throughout the year in Soroca This has impacted the financial stability of host and refugee community members engaged in agriculture with small local farmers selling to large exporters Moldova’s EU Accession and evolving export routes bring new opportunities highlighting the need for increased knowledge and EU business engagement to stabilise the local economy and create new employment opportunities food processing offers additional opportunities in the region such as the canning factory and dairy warehouse in Soroca especially during high-intensity work periods with no weekends while the low season offers a more standard work schedule but with reduced compensation sellers’ use of social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok has started to become popular Considering the reduced population due to low wages and the migration of youth abroad for better-paid opportunities the local market volume and skilled human resource capacity remain challenging Informal employment is high among refugees and Roma community members in Soroca This is is mainly due to barriers such as language skills an unfamiliarity with the legal landscape and documentation requirements Roma experience significant discrimination for market opportunities as they are often only able to secure manual labour jobs instead of those offering potential career growth Emerging sectors such as Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) and financial services show significant potential for Moldova’s future They are expanding their share in the market starting from central cities such as Chisinau to the countryside Ocnita and Briceni in where this study was conducted Soroca is found to have a more diverse economic landscape with more opportunities in agriculture Ocnita’s economy has a more limited capacity and few opportunities Briceni falls in the middle in terms of the capacity of the local economy number and volume of businesses and employment opportunities The Government of Moldova (GoM) offers several programs and opportunities for entrepreneurs to expand their market share including business support initiatives for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and underrepresented investors offering subsidising interest rates on bank loans and extending repayment periods and training programs on entrepreneurship business set up and acceleration processes limited financial capacity and a lack of foreign investments prevents the GoM from achieving its full potential by expanding these services across the country EUROPA PENTRU TINE!Află despre beneficiile și oportunitățile oferite Republicii Moldova de Uniunea Europeană Chișinău - The government’s priorities as to the development of settlements creation of tourist routes and the problems caused by the climate changes have been among the subjects tackled by Prime Minister Dorin Recean at a meeting with representatives of the local public authorities and of the de-concentrated services from the northern Briceni district the government prepared also other ways of financial resources for projects needed in settlements so that the citizens from each village and city benefit from better conditions for living the prime minister reiterated the importance of the consolidation of the capacity of writing projects including in the context of the preparation for the accessing of pre-accession funds „We rely on your capacity to work together in order to manage to edify the European Moldova Our priorities are common; all of us want to have access to quality water and sewerage systems a developed medical system,’’ Prime Minister Dorin Recean said The government has invested over 26 million lei for the carrying out of 20 projects through the European Village and Express European Village programmes street illumination networks were extended conditions were improved in education institutions sports fields were arranged and access ways were renovated Nineteen projects worth an overall value of over 77 million lei were selected at the 2024 year edition of the European Village programme All materials featured on this site are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) Technical-technological administration: Information Technology and Cyber Security Service. The fragments of the missile belong to the S-300 air defense system Russian military expert Alexey Leonkov told the news agency "RIA Novosti" The Moldovan Border Service has found the remains of a fallen missile near the city of Briceni This was reported by the Ministry of the Interior according to which the missile was found in a garden near Briceni the surrounding area was cordoned off and a bomb squad was called to the scene Moldovan authorities have not provided further details on the origin of the missile three Russian missiles crossed Moldovan airspace the Russian Federation launched several missiles towards Ukraine: parts of one of them fell on the territory of Moldova after it was shot down by the Ukrainian anti-aircraft system The missile fragments belong to the S-300 air defense system the Russian military expert told RIA Novosti news agency Alexey Leonkov according to the images published by the Moldovan side elements of a missile of the anti-aircraft system are identified 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with partners on finding solutions to meet the needs of people at risk Get the latest news from our work in the field The study's primary goals were to identify differentiated income-generating opportunities and determine the legal and assistance requirements needed to address these gaps the research sought to identify stakeholders who could help bridge market gaps evaluate the feasibility and economic viability of priority activities and identify available jobs for the displaced population The study also addresses systemic challenges and suggests mitigation measures including the potential impact of Moldova’s EU accession on relevant policies +47 23 10 98 00nrc@nrc.no +47 90 56 23 29media@nrc.no fundraising@nrc.no Over 90 per cent of our global revenue goes directly to fulfil our purpose Chișinău - Prime Minister Dorin Recean today went to the specialized sports school of box from the Grimancauti village over 130 children and sportspeople train here as well as at the school’s branches from Briceni The prime minister discussed with entrepreneurs and their disciples the work of the school The PM also visited the building of the future hostel of the school’s boxers repaired and endowed with governmental funds The building is to be made available for use and will host The specialized sports school of box from Grimancauti was founded in 2003 The school’s disciples have over 120 titles of Moldova’s champions at all age categories and 150 distinctions at national championships Pugilists from Grimancauti won numerous medals at European Under the leadership of merited coach Petru Caduc disciples Vitalie Grusac and Veaceslav Gojan got two Olympic medals the only ones won by Moldova in box since the proclamation of the independence striking homes and buildings and killing civilians hours after the Kremlin claimed Ukrainian drones struck two air bases deep inside Russian territory The unprecedented attack in Russia threatened a major escalation of the nine-month war because it hit an airfield housing bomber capable of carrying nuclear weapons President Vladimir Putin has threatened to use all available means to defend his land a remark many have interpreted to include nuclear weapons Russia has been launching almost weekly bombardments of Ukraine in retaliation for another bold attack — the Oct 8 truck bombing of a vital bridge linking its mainland to the Crimean Peninsula Putin tried to show his country could bounce back from that embarrassment by driving a car across the partially repaired bridge Putin personally opened the 19-kilometer (12-mile) bridge in 2018 as part of an expensive effort to solidify his claim on Crimea missiles knocked out basic services in several Ukrainian regions in Moscow's strategy to inflict more pain just as winter approaches Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said four people were killed in Monday's barrage Ukraine's air force claimed it shot down more than 60 of the 70 missiles praising workers who immediately tried to restore power Ukraine said early indications showed Russia fired 38 cruise missiles from carriers in the Caspian Sea and from the southern Rostov region 22 Kalibr cruise missiles were fired from Russia's Black Sea fleet Electricity provider Ukrenergo said its facilities had been hit although the prime minister said later that power facilities were damaged in only three areas scores of people quickly filled the central Zoloti Vorota metro station after air raid warnings There were no immediate signs the city or surrounding region had been hit Ukrainian media reported explosions south of Kyiv electricity and central heating were cut to many parts of Odesa the Interior Ministry said on its Facebook page that border patrol officers had found a rocket in an orchard near the northern city of Briceni but it was not immediately clear when the rocket fell or who fired it the Russian Defense Ministry said it had shot down two Ukrainian drones It said three Russian servicemen were killed and four others wounded by debris and that two aircraft were slightly damaged The attacks on the Engels base in the Saratov region on the Volga River and the Dyagilevo base in the Ryazan region in western Russia were part of Ukraine’s efforts to curtail Russia’s long-range bomber force The Engels air base houses nuclear-capable bombers and is located more than 600 kilometers (more than 370 miles) east of the border with Ukraine which houses tanker aircraft used to refuel other planes in flight is about 500 kilometers (over 300 miles) northeast of the Ukrainian border The attacks showed the vulnerability of some of Russia’s most strategic military sites raising questions about the effectiveness of their air defenses if drones could come so close to them The ministry didn’t say where the drones had originated but Russian military bloggers said they likely were launched by Ukrainian scouts Russian news agencies earlier had reported explosions at both sites giving slightly different details than the Defense Ministry on casualties trolled the Russians over the drone attack on Engels Zelenskyy's office said three rockets hit his hometown of Krivyi Rih in south-central Ukraine killing a factory worker and injuring three other people a person was killed in strikes by S-300 missiles on civilian infrastructure in the town of Kupiansk The war that began with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb 24 has displaced millions from their homes killed and injured tens of thousands of people and shaken the world economy — driving up the price and curtailing the availability of food fertilizer and fuel that are key exports from Ukraine and Russia part of new measures aimed at stepping up pressure on Moscow over the war and Zelenskyy has criticized it as insufficient Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak warned Sunday that Russia won’t sell its oil to countries that try to apply the price cap the 27-country European bloc imposed an embargo on Russian oil shipped by sea relies on oil and gas to underpin its economy already under sweeping international sanctions Russia carried out a massive strike on Ukraine using missiles and drones Several of these UAVs may have violated Moldova's airspace according to the government’s Telegram channel competent authorities were tracking the Russian attack across Ukraine Crocmaz and Olănești recorded explosions in areas adjacent to Moldova a missile was spotted on the Ukrainian side and a resident of Groznița reported seeing two flying objects resembling drones at an altitude of about 100 meters They disappeared from sight above Rotunda and Halahora de Sus," the report states Moldova's government noted that the country's radars did not detect any UAVs They also pointed out that such drones are launched at low altitudes to avoid detection by the Ministry of Defense's radars "No falling aircraft were detected on Moldova's territory If you notice any suspicious objects or flying vehicles immediately report them to the relevant authorities," the government called It is worth noting that during the massive strike on November 17 the Ukrainian Air Force identified 210 enemy targets — 120 missiles and 90 drones As of 12:00, air defense forces had shot down 144 aerial targets April 30 - Solid waste management infrastructure in Moldova will be developed with the support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development the government has approved a draft law on the ratification of a grant agreement worth 5.4 million euros The grant will finance projects in Briceni These concern the construction of the waste landfill sorting station and composting station in Dondușeni as well as transfer stations in Edineț and Briceni recycling and composting will also be purchased: vehicles The grant will support the implementation of the Solid Waste in the Republic of Moldova Project It aims to develop the relevant infrastructure in the three waste management regions in line with the provisions of the Waste Management Strategy in the Republic of Moldova and the National Waste Management Programme for 2022-2027 The visit was scheduled as a result of multiple calls coming from this locality The inhabitants of Drepcauti have addressed 02 issues: the first is the conflict between the newly elected mayor which prevents the entry of the new elected leadership Another problem addressed by a large number of locals is the access to the property lands which is hindered by a businessman from Chisinau the prime minister ordered the involvement of control authorities in examining the situation Once the people have chosen the new leadership We shall analise the activity of the former leadership of the mayor's office and the guilty persons will be punished," said Ion Chicu In the case of the problem of access to land It was formed a line of about 100 persons for audience at Prime Minister “I came here to find out the essence of the issue I understand that the problem is deeper and derives from the involvement of local public authorities (APL) and law enforcement agencies operating in the territory We shall definitely do an investigation on it,” said Ion Chicu often depend on a justice system that does not protect them and does not show leniency when out of despair they try to defend themselves or counter-attack Angela Gojan was just over 20 years old when her marriage became a nightmare for her The woman says that she was cruelly beaten for trifles: someone looked at her or she did not take care of the child or did not exactly meet her husband's requirements violent scenes were happening before the child She complained of violence to the Briceni Police and other institutions but she did not get the necessary protection He continued to endure beatings even when she obtained a protection order One of the episodes of violence happened in the presence of two police officers In the replies of the law enforcement authorities it was always mentioned that the facts described in the complaints did not come true prosecutors and even judges who were supposed to handle my case were my husband’s friends When she decided to divorce her violent husband she began to be blamed by all those who knew her: "She had everything: house as a result of which the woman would have stumbled and fell The intervention of the two police officers is recorded in the prosecutor's order but they declare that there was no altercation between the two A complaint was filed with the Briceni Court requesting the annulment of the order of prosecutor Cosarciuc and Ghenadie Gojan's criminal prosecution but the action was dismissed and was followed by a new trial at the Balti Court of Appeal that failed Threatened by the police with criminal case Angela Gojan also talks about cases when her ex-husband followed her by car but she always received the same answer - the facts did not come true in one case the police warned her with a criminal case for false testimony When the woman decided to leave the violent environment the ex-husband resorted to all sorts of schemes and forbade her to communicate with him: "He gave the boy money That made him no longer want to talk to me He knew that I would suffer the worst" through an ordinance signed by judge Comerzan Ghenadie the cashing from the former wife of the child's maintenance allowance This is because the child's place of residence has not been settled after divorce The magistrate's decision was filed with the Judicial Inspection of the Superior Council of Magistracy it was found that the magistrate did not admit violations The tricks meant to make his ex-wife suffer as she appealed to justice to defend her rights do not stop here One month after the act of sharing property Angela Gojan receives an extrajudicial action by which a family friend requests her to repay a sum of 65,000 euros which she and Ghenadie Gojan would have borrowed from him a year ago A simple receipt signed by both spouses is provided as evidence Angela denies having signed such a receipt and says her signature was falsified: "We have not had financial problems in recent years because he had previously borrowed money from my husband he borrowed from his former husband 100,000 US dollars the Briceni Prosecutor's Office initiated criminal prosecution against Gojan Gh Their actions were regarded as "a scam made by illegally acquiring other people's property through deception and abuse of trust" but as in all cases involving the two spouses  the trials  finished in favor of the former husband of the woman the lawyer Miroslav Caus notified  the prosecutor general requesting the withdrawal of the criminal case from the Briceni Prosecutor's Office the complaint was admitted and the case was sent to the Chisinau Prosecutor's Office  three testimonials confirmed that Angela Gojan's signature from the receipt was false such as the signals from mobile phones that were checked show that the two were not even near on the day when the loan receipt was dated Both defendants  have not admitted their blame during the trial They presented another expertise that shows that the signature would be true Things set in motion when the case was sent to Chisinau Only after many complaints submitted by Angela Gojan to the General Prosecutor's Office the Supreme Court of Justice and at the insistence of the lawyer Miroslav Caus the criminal case on the acts of violence committed by Ghenadie Gojan was sent to Ciocana District Court in Chisinau and things set in motion.   "Nothing was settled in Briceni and Balti We were reporting violations but we were not heard" Angela Gojan mentioned in several complaints addressed  to the police commissioner or the prosecutor's office that the former husband said openly that he  bribed the police and judges The woman also claimed that he would have money from smuggling because he is not legally employed no authority started controls to check the woman’s words Ciocana District Court in Chisinau sentenced Ghenadie Gojan and Ion Rusnac to ten and eight years of imprisonment The defendants of the culprits did not agree with the sentence of the first instance and challenged the conviction sentence As the applications for appeal were examined in the absence of the two The Court of Appeal finds the guilt of the two "The criminal college concludes that the guilt of the defendants is fully proved and their actions are correctly framed in line with Article 27 190 paragraph (5) of the Criminal Code - as an attempted swindle ie the illicit acquisition of another's property by deception or abuse of confidence committed by two or more persons in particularly high proportions" The court sentenced in December 2017 Ghenadie Gojan  and Ion Rusnac to 10 and respectively 8 years of imprisonment " which proves clear evidence of multiple episodes of domestic violence Magistrates examined the appeal of the two lawyers and .. "This kind of prosecution creates a dangerous precedent in Moldova Anyone can falsify someone's signature and claim certain amounts of money there are three expertise committees  that found that the signature of the victim in the receipt is falsified and other evidence that proves to be an action to intimidate the victim of violence and to seize money so that the latter does not claim her share of  wealth acquired together during 16 years of marriage and does not defend her rights" We started  the documentation of this case in April 2017 We received a notification sent by Angela Gojan on the Corruption Map We went to a few court hearings and discussed with several witnesses They  confirmed the violence and ex-husband's pressures on the victim during the trial especially after the woman tried to defend her rights in the law enforcement which clearly indicate the inaction of state institutions and the biased attitude of lawmakers in a case of domestic violence Upon hearing the last decision of the magistrates at the Supreme Court He is the full message: "I received a message from them (former husband and god father who were acquitted by magistrates of the SCJ sent from their relatives that they will not leave me in peace as they paid a sum of money because of me so they will hurt me In the village where the couple in conflict live and built their house People know about the conflict in the Gojan family and say that both are guilty The conflict between the spouses had to be settled in the family and the divorce would happen in a peaceful way saying that the parents of Ghenadie were the ones who made his fortune because she was "spoiled by her husband and had to be patient Angela Gojan's situation is not the only one of this kind hundreds of women face the justice system where discrimination and the double standards applied to men and women committing acts of violence influence the priorities of police Reporters of the Center for Investigative Journalism have analyzed the procedures that women face under domestic violence and concluded that the system that should protect them is far from being friendly One of the first legal proceedings faced by a woman victim of domestic violence is forensic expertise Human rights experts are of the opinion that in some cases this type of expertise does not reveal all the injuries the woman has suffered most of the time being classified as insignificant "By qualifying an act of violence as insignificant harm executive director at Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture "Memoria" The expert argues that an incomplete forensic report prevents the judge from taking measures as he  has a high share in a family violence lawsuit "What can a judge do with a report running that the victim has suffered minor injuries the authors of the forensic reports mostly consider the visible signs of violence - injuries and bruises such as injuries to internal organs are not taken into account "I have analyzed a number of forensic expertise reports dating back to 2014-2017 and found that in most of these documents the findings focus on the classification of injuries What we observe is that we do not consider different physical and psychological sequelae of the victim's violence emphasizing only the visible signs: bruises The activist says that serious trauma is hidden under "insignificant injuries" in the expert report "We found cases when the woman had a broken eardrum or serious cerebral coma while the report showed that it was a minor lesion for which the aggressor could not be held criminally liable says the director of the “Memoria” Center “Memoria” Center has had for several years a program to help victims of domestic violence to benefit from alternative medical exams certifying all the injuries "We use  different diagnostic methods we can come up with findings to assess the trauma and its consequences We are glad that in the last years the extracts from the medical records are considered by the courts" Ludmila Popovici believes that all cases of violence should be documented in the light of the provisions of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence known as the "Istanbul Convention" signed by our authorities at the beginning of 2017 describes the forms of violence and provides that the casework of this kind should be coordinated by several professionals in the field along with aggressive patients  and committers of crimes Another expertise that raises controversial discussions is psychiatric assessment Several lawyers representing the rights of victims of domestic violence in court claim that the procedure raises many questions Lawyer Tatiana Catana says that several girls and women were forced to get psychiatric assessment being hospitalized in rooms with aggressive or dangerous patients "One of the victims which I assisted was hospitalized for two weeks in a psychiatric hospital aggressive  patients and committers of crimes the psychiatric expertise should be established to determine whether or not the defendant is mentally ill  or responsible for the act committed the victim is the one who is sent to such expertise "It is not clear why in criminal cases at least in cases when the victim has been subjected to abuse and this is obvious confirmed by other evidence,  reports of forensic expertise there is a tendency of prosecutors and prosecuting officers to send the victim to psychiatric expertise This procedure does not provide the answers they expect Psychiatry determines whether a person is ill or not But a mentally ill victim is anyway a victim and that does not absolve the abuser from punishment" prosecutors often pursue two purposes when establishing psychiatric expertise The first is to convince the victim that he does not lie in cases when the victim decides to withdraw from the trial lawyer at "Promolex," claims that the practice of hospitalizing victims of violence at psychiatric institution is not the right one the defender says that the victims who receive psychiatric assistance after rape are treated in the same conditions She tells that she was in the same room with very dangerous people who had different mental illnesses Several times she was physically assaulted by some people with more severe disabilities she received legal assistance from lawyers from Promolex Both Dumitru Sliusarenco and Tatiana Catana believe that the psychiatric hospital should have separate sections for adult and minor victims who go through psychiatric expertise "While some police officers do their job well and  collect evidence others prefer to say whether they do not know or do not want to get involved in such cases" Another problem concerns the multidisciplinary teams which under the law should exist in all settlements in Moldova and should be involved in the prevention and combating of domestic violence "We were in four localities where we discussed with four multidisciplinary teams We have found that only one of them works in the field of preventing and combating domestic violence The other teams work mostly with children at risk" co-ordinator of the Legal Service at the Women's Rights Center says that in cases where the multidisciplinary team does not exist or cannot be reanimated NGOs are working with the district policeman "Although there is a law and a government decision that sets out the tasks of the multidisciplinary team it is not clear how these are applied,  who is the case manager all responsibility is  put on  district policeman" penalties for family aggressors have become milder starting with 2016 if aggressors were previously held criminally liable they are sued if the victim has suffered serious bodily injuries If the beaten woman's injuries are qualified as mild the aggressor does community service,  pays a fine or is arrested for up to 15 days if the aggressors violate the protection order relates to the establishment of an emergency containment order the setting of protective measures last no less than 72 hours Police are required to come on site at any time and complete a risk assessment questionnaire containing a list of 20 questions Depending on the number of affirmative answers three degrees of risk are established - low If a medium or increased risk for the victim's safety is found the policeman obliges the abuser to leave his home immediately and is forbidden to approach home and contact the victim for up to ten days If the aggressor violates the restriction order he / she is to be charged with contravention The first Report on estimating the costs of domestic violence and violence against women was carried out in Moldova in 2016 The report estimated expenditures for 2014 and targeted in particular the areas of social the report estimated that the expenses in the three sectors amounted to about 36,093,000 lei Due to the mechanism of response focused on mitigating the consequences most of the estimated costs are in the health sector - about 15,845,000 lei The expenditures in the justice sector were estimated at about 14,990,000 lei - assistance given to the victims of the violence in the criminal / civil proceedings Expenditures in the social sector were estimated at about 5,195,000 lei 60% of social services are covered by civil society organizations It should be noted that the contribution of victims to legal services coverage is four times higher than the state contribution victims also bear a large share of health expenditures; consequently the costs incurred by the victims exceed 1.5 times the state's contribution The findings in the current report further indicate that over 30% of the services listed in international standards as essential do not exist in Moldova or are inefficient the study estimated that in just four years about 1,550,970 lei were paid as damages based on ECHR rulings So far, Moldova has lost four cases of domestic violence to the European Court of Human Rights. The Center for Investigative Journalism addressed in a broad investigation the cases of violence that reached the ECHR The investigation was carried out under the project “Mobilizing civil society to support judicial integrity in the Republic of Moldova " conducted by the Center for Investigative Journalism and Freedom House with the financial support of the US State Department there are invisible children in the Republic of Moldova children who are not officially registered and do not have an identity These children are not included in the statistics These undocumented children will remain on the edge of the "official" world for the rest of their lives The Center for Investigative Journalism found that Case study: How a prosecutor's wife tried to silence journalists A journalistic investigation into how a well-known and controversial prosecutor resorted to a fictitious divorce in order to hide the properties which could not be justified from the salary of the prosecutor's office turned for the Center for Investigative Journalism the author of the investigation and a civic activist in a fight for several years with state institutions and the prosecutor's wife literally harassed us right from the first documents She wrote complaints to several state institutions to the Police and the Prosecutor's Office houses and tens of thousands of euros donated by parents and relatives INSPECTORS FROM THE ANTICORRUPTION PROSECUTION VIDEO // Story of a bribe for prosecutors Property and interests of candidates for the seat of general prosecutor guarded by security companies with criminal past close to Vlad Plahotniuc and of “the thief in law” Makena Two private enterprises of over 100 that ensure security and detective services gained advantageous tenders for the security of state institutions for many years One of the companies belongs to an off-shore company who would be connected to the criminal authority Vladimir Moscalciuc these companies are targeted in dubious schemes illegal interceptions and other serious actions they are free to guard public institutions judges and prosecutors were (NOT) held accountable  when thousands of young people went out to protest against the April 5 parliamentary election fraud and police forces were mobilized to repress the peaceful protest hundreds of young people were detained forcefully Dozens of prosecutors and judges went to police commissariats and judged the young people maltreated for mass disorder or hooliganism without taking any attitude to police atrocities we find that several files were closed or suspended and the truth was not revealed Ten years after the violent actions of April 7 following a peaceful protest triggered by the authorities where hundreds of young people have been maltreated and tried in the police commissariats judge or policeman has ever been punished for abuses committed but only some of those who participated in the devastation of Parliament and Presidency buildings were punished who fled the country and wanted by Interpol All officials who somehow managed the actions of the police forces or were indifferent during the events of Greek magistrates did what justice in Moldova didn’t: former international expert sentenced to 2 years in prison for pedophilia more than MDL 127 million were allocated from the Chisinau municipality budget to provide with apartments some persons who sued the City Hall asking for housing or for concluding reconciliation transactions with it Among the beneficiaries of such apartments although they received apartments free of charge from the housing stock of Chisinau municipality have enriched themselves in the meantime with other dwellings: some of these being purchased at preferential prices „50 shadows“ of the billion dollar theft cases Every time when prosecutors are asked about the investigation of the billion dollar theft they invoke three criminal cases "Filat case" and "Platon case” that have had different "fates" since the start of the prosecution excesses on the side of prosecutors and judges and human rights violations in custody and detention were reported in two of these cases the first person concerned in a criminal case on the theft from Banca de Economii the case has "frozen" on the table of the Though they say that the relationships of colleagues from the period of study do not influence on their professional activity in any way several concrete cases prove that some judges and prosecutors have been promoted just in the period when their faculty colleagues served important posts in the justice system. You can see below the university colleagues of the chairman of the Supreme Court of Justice Mihai Poalelungi of the General Prosecutor Eduard Harunjen and of DOC // “Ghost” banker in Vlad Filat’s case A well-known Russian banker was attracted unknowingly in the controversial case of former PM Vlad Filat Former executive chairman of the Russian Petrocomerţ bank is accused  of  having met in February 2013 former general secretary of the Government Victor Bodiu  and they planned to take over a part of bad assets from Banca de Economii (BEM) taking bad loans worth about one billion lei by Roseau Alliance LLP was the first step in taking over the BEM scheme Reporters of the Center for Investigative Journalism found the banker but he does not know anything Apartments at low price for magistrate Oleg Melniciuc’s mother and relatives in the residential block for judges his mother and some of his relatives will get apartments and commercial property in the residential block on the street Hristo Botev 6 in Chisinau which is currently being built for the magistrates of Rascani District Court in the capital and for their children The magistrate himself who initially said that though he owned some  dwellings and  he would like some flats for his children but a commercial space. The president of the Superior Council of Magistracy Victor Micu received a flat in the who seem not to know about the situation in Moldova appear as key-witnesses in the resounding corruption case involving Vlad Filat According to statements made by Ilan Sor in court they would have brokered alleged bribery worth 320 million lei  to former Prime Minister These statements were accepted by the court and included in the sentence without inviting the youths for evidence Center for Investigative Journalism found the names of these girls and contacted two of them The girls claim that they have never beento Moldova and do not know  Ilan Sor  and 18 bln USD laundered through the judiciary in Moldova since 2010 (II) 18 bln USD laundered through the judiciary in Moldova since 2010 (I) The assets declared by judges: houses and cars at negligible costs Mihai Ghimpu and Nicolae Timofti have cautioned that those rejected do not have a place in the judiciary because they discredit Justice relations with businessmen conducting shady businesses the findings were based on the reports from the Information and Security Service (ISS) Despite the arguments brought by the rulers of the country SCM kept on position or even promoted around 55 judges some of them left the system honorably taking their sins with them The stories from www.anticoruptie.md may be used in the limit of up to 1,000 characters Web pages must indicate the source and link directly to the article Radio and TV stations must indicate the source Publishing full version of stories is allowed based on a prior agreement with the Center for Investigative Journalism Articles published on www.anticoruptie.md are protected by the Law on copyright and related rights of Republic of Moldova A new meeting of the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM) starts with a wave of resignations.  After in recent weeks the resignations of other 16 magistrates will be examined by members of SCM on Tuesday Some of them ground their decision by the latest legislative changes by which pensions of judges would decrease considerably and the retirement age would increase the Council issued a negative opinion on the draft law on pension reform Some members of SCM warn that the mass exodus of magistrates can cause serious problems in the system UPDATE 9.30 Magistrate Elena Tverdohleb from Briceni Court withdrew her resignation and the examination of the resignations filed by Alexandru Gheorghies from Balti Court of Appeal and Vasile Schiopu from Ungheni Court was postponed The meeting last about 40 minutes and the members of SCM did not ask any questions about resignations Resignations to SCM were submitted  by 5 judges from Chisinau Court of Appeal: Borislav Babenco Nichifor Corochii and Vladimir Brasoveanu; 3 judges from Balti Court of Appeal: Vera Toma Ana Albu and Alexandru Gheorghies; Iuliana Oprea and Valentina Clevadi from the Supreme Court of Justice and many magistrates from the  first instance courts: Ludmila Cernei from Ciocana District Court of the capital,  Elena Tverdohleb  from Briceni District Court Grigore Siscanu from Nisporeni Court and Vasile Schiopu from Ungheni Court.  All meetings of SCM held in the past weeks started with examination of issues related to resignation letters.  In the last meeting from November 29 members of the Council approved the resignation of their colleague Tatiana Raducanu judge at the Superior Council of Magistracy and a fierce critic of the system Several magistrates confess that the reason they decided to withdraw is the initiative to review the legislation of judges’ retirement the magistrates would be fired like other categories of employees the pension of a judge shall not be calculated in the amount of 55-80% of  salary in office but in general terms - about 30% of salary when they leave the system judges who resign or retire would be deprived of dismissal indemnity equal to 50% of average monthly salary multiplied to the number of years of experience as a judge SCM issued a negative opinion on the draft law for amending and supplementing certain legislative acts  on the pension system reform stating that judges  will not accept new changes the Government gave green light to pension reform project on Monday Member of SCM Vera Toma admits that such reform is necessary its implementation  turns the system aside "I agreed to become a judge in certain circumstances and I have the right to benefit from these special conditions especially  that I had some restrictions all my life I've always had a busy schedule and this is simply a painful situation but they should not be made in this way and  in a so limited time What  independent judge can one be if he/she is deprived of some material guarantees said magistrate from Balti Court of Appeal her colleague in the SCM argues that this is a fast track reform and the opinion of magistrates was not considered they discussed this issue with various interested categories but not with representatives of the judiciary we cannot tell our colleagues what was discussed the situation is critical in the judiciary "Reserve list of candidates for the seat of judge is insufficient You see that both judges from first instance courts and from courts of appeal and from the Supreme Court of Justice quit the judiciary and filling in vacancies in higher courts is  more serious Asked if he  might withdraw from the system the judge said that  he did not exclude such a possibility: "If there is a sudden break I do not  know if someone examines potential consequences We speak about  the quality of justice but when the judges work in stressful conditions and are kept guessing „Some influential judges quit the system ” Forty-five judges filed resignations in the period January 1- December 6 2016 (inclusively) of which 3 judges from Supreme Court of Justice 16 judges from the courts of appeal and 26 judges from courts.  Offices of Tatiana Raducanu and Vera Toma  from SCM will be replaced by Ion Druta (from the Supreme Court of Justice) and Nina Cernat (from the courts of appeal) The latter were elected as suppleant members in the General Meeting of Judges from November 22 New members of the Council will be elected in autumn 2017 former president of the Civil and Administrative Litigation College of the Supreme Court of Justice appeared in a media scandal after an investigation carried out under a project developed by the Center for Investigative Journalism was published Reporters revealed in 2012 that the judge lived in a luxury building in the capital registered on the name of her mother-in-law The old woman asked the court for damages of tens of millions of lei from the company that built the residential complex because it had not completed the construction work on time Court of Appeal Chisinau granted her 25 million lei as moral and material damage but the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) quashed the judgment Former minister of Justice Oleg Efrim informed the prosecutors but they refused to start the criminal case former president of SCJ were transferred to the Court of Appeal Ion Druta is among the magistrates who would be responsible for knowingly issuance of  "decision contrary to law in the case of the Latvian company  Aroma Floris" the then general prosecutor Corneliu Gurin requested to issue the consent for prosecution and bringing to account the judges of the Supreme Court of Justice Ion Druta he is among the judges of the Supreme court of Justice reprimanded for the decision to grant 14 million lei to the company Basconslux in the case of the Republican Stadium expert at the Legal Resources Centre in Moldova agrees that the resignation of some experienced and professional judges will have a negative impact on the quality of justice They adopt reasoned and legal decisions or formulate separate opinions We have problems with the quality of judgments We do not mean the vacancies from the courts of appeal or from the Supreme Court of Justice Resignation of influential judges from the judiciary will have a negative impact I do not want to believe that this mass exodus of some experienced judges is convenient to others" he warns that even if they make changes in the pension system pensions of judges will remain some of the highest compared with those of other state institutions: "We must not forget that we have allowances or pensions worth some hundreds of lei for many categories of people" Textele de pe pagina web a Centrului de Investigații Jurnalistice www.anticoruptie.md sunt realizate de jurnaliști cu respectarea normelor deontologice și sunt protejate de dreptul de autor Preluarea textelor știrilor și a investigațiilor jurnalistice se realizează în limita maximă de 500 de semne instituţii media sau bloguri) trebuie indicat şi linkul direct la articolul preluat de pe www.anticoruptie.md în primul alineat iar în cazul posturilor de radio și TV – se citează obligatoriu sursa Preluarea integrală a textelor se poate realiza doar în condiţiile unui acord prealabil semnat cu Centrul de Investigații Jurnalistice VIDEO // MP Vasile Bolea becomes the “hero” 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