A young man aged 25 from Chisinau was arrested by officers of the National Anticorruption Center on suspicion of traffic of influence. He asked for €15,500 from a company for influencing councilors of the Chisinau Council to issue an authorization for building a terrace on a lake in the capital city, IPN has learned from the Center.

The young man was arrested in front of a Chisinau shopping center on October 2, when he was taking the last tranche of €3,000. According to the denouncer, he earlier received €12,500.

The suspect faces up to seven years behind bars for traffic of influence.