The Mayor of Durlesti, Eleonora Saran, remains in custody for another 30 days

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16 March 2026
19:02

The Mayor of Durlesti, Eleonora Saran, detained in a fraud case, will remain in custody for another 30 days in Penitentiary 13. The decision was made after the Central Court of Appeal rejected the lawyer’s appeal and upheld the decision of the first instance court. The information was confirmed for IPN by lawyer Sorin Tighinean.

The decision of the appellate court is irrevocable and cannot be challenged.

According to the lawyer, there were no legal arguments for rejecting the appeal. Sorin Tighinean reiterated that there is no evidence to demonstrate Eleonora Saran’s involvement in land embezzlement schemes. Previously, the lawyer had also stated that there were no legal grounds for searches, detention, and preventive arrest of the officials from Durlesti.

On February 27, the National Anti-Corruption Center conducted over 50 searches in a criminal case regarding the dispossession of lands within the city limits of Durlesti, Chisinau municipality, by the local public administration. At that time, eight people were detained.

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CFM has put into circulation the first freight train with a single locomotive mechanic

by Irina Botu 23.07.2026

The Moldovan Railway has put into circulation, for the first time, a freight train operated by a single locomotive mechanic. According to the company, this measure will contribute to the efficiency of locomotive operation and the optimization of the transport process, reports IPN.

The first train runs on the Chișinău – Basarabeasca – Etulia route and transports wheat intended for export. The train consists of 56 wagons, with a total weight of approximately five thousand tons. It is pulled by two locomotives, each driven by a single mechanic, without the assistance of another mechanic.

The company mentions that the implementation of the new model was made possible due to staff training, compliance with safety requirements, the technical condition of the locomotives, and the commissioning of a Monitoring Center, which allows real-time video surveillance of the route.

According to CFM, the operation of locomotives by a single mechanic is a practice used for several years in Japan and in countries such as Germany, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Norway.

23.07.2026