Four men assert police framed them up

Two men said they face jail terms as they were fit up in a criminal case over robbery. In a news conference at IPN, the men, who are investigated outside prison, related how they were involved and what followed after they were arrested.

The case happened on June 15, 2012. One of the men Ion Stavila said they were set up by the brother of an acquaintance of his. Together with his friend and another two men whom he didn’t know until then, they were lured into a dwelling in Cricova, where balaclavas and handcuffs were put on them. Afterward, the police staged the arrest and filmed them immobilized, with guns near them, suggesting that they wanted to commit a robbery.  

Another man Ghevorg Ciobanu-Baxanean said that after they were arrested and taken to the remand center, they were told to admit their blame and to give by €5,000 each in order to escape jail. They were beaten, but weren’t allowed a meeting with the doctor to have this fact documented.

Lawyer Vitalie Taulean, who represents the defense in this case, said that violations are being committed. The other two men, who have a criminal record, have been held on remand for one year and a half though the legislation provides that a person cane be held in a remand unit for at most one year. Judges of the Rascani Court know that the men were framed and protect the persons involved, hurrying up the examination of the case.

The lawyer added that the General Operative Services Division of the Ministry of the Interior, besides aiming to obtain money, wants to show that there are criminal groups in Moldova and they efficiently fight them.

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The police officer who allegedly issued a contravention report in the name of Ludmila Vartic, at the request of her husband, has been sent to trial. According to the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, the document would have been issued and electronically signed after the woman’s death, and subsequently the fine would have been paid through the MPay system, reports IPN.

According to prosecutors, the police officer, who served as a senior non-commissioned officer within the “Center” Patrol Section of the National Public Security Inspectorate, allegedly stopped Ludmila Vartic’s husband in traffic on March 3, 2026, after he reportedly failed to comply with road signs. To avoid the penalty, the man supposedly asked for the report to be made in his wife’s name.

Law enforcement officials claim that the police officer would have used the personal data provided by the woman’s husband and would have signed the document with his service electronic signature, and subsequently, the man would have signed the minutes instead of his wife, imitating her signature. Ludmila Vartic was found deceased on the morning of the same day, before the document was drawn up.

The former police officer faces a fine ranging from 47,500 to 75,000 lei or imprisonment from three to six years.

The case regarding the death of the educator Ludmila Vartic from Hancesti is being investigated under the aspect of domestic violence leading to suicide, following the emergence of information about possible acts of domestic violence prior to her death. Initially, the only suspect in the case was the victim’s husband, Dumitru Vartic, who pleads not guilty. Subsequently, the Prosecution clarified that the actions of several people are being investigated, and the inquiry targets both the circumstances of the death and the events that preceded it.

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Four men assert police framed them up

Two men said they face jail terms as they were fit up in a criminal case over robbery. In a news conference at IPN, the men, who are investigated outside prison, related how they were involved and what followed after they were arrested.

The case happened on June 15, 2012. One of the men Ion Stavila said they were set up by the brother of an acquaintance of his. Together with his friend and another two men whom he didn’t know until then, they were lured into a dwelling in Cricova, where balaclavas and handcuffs were put on them. Afterward, the police staged the arrest and filmed them immobilized, with guns near them, suggesting that they wanted to commit a robbery.  

Another man Ghevorg Ciobanu-Baxanean said that after they were arrested and taken to the remand center, they were told to admit their blame and to give by €5,000 each in order to escape jail. They were beaten, but weren’t allowed a meeting with the doctor to have this fact documented.

Lawyer Vitalie Taulean, who represents the defense in this case, said that violations are being committed. The other two men, who have a criminal record, have been held on remand for one year and a half though the legislation provides that a person cane be held in a remand unit for at most one year. Judges of the Rascani Court know that the men were framed and protect the persons involved, hurrying up the examination of the case.

The lawyer added that the General Operative Services Division of the Ministry of the Interior, besides aiming to obtain money, wants to show that there are criminal groups in Moldova and they efficiently fight them.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms that a delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture of Afghanistan has received entry visas to the Republic of Moldova, but specifies that there will be no official contacts with its members. According to the MFA, the Government has ordered the verification of the procedures through which the invitation and visas were issued, reports IPN.

According to a press release from the MAE, the visit was initiated in the context of discussions held by local agricultural producers with representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of the Republic of Moldova regarding possible humanitarian exports to Afghanistan, a country facing a serious food insecurity situation.

The institution emphasizes that the members of the delegation arriving in the Republic of Moldova are not subject to international sanctions. At the same time, the authorities note that the Republic of Moldova respects international sanctions regimes and does not recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan.

In this context, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs specifies that there will be no bilateral meetings or official contacts between the authorities of the Republic of Moldova and the representatives of the Afghan delegation.

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1 IANUARIE, 2025
1 IANUARIE, 2025