Minibus drivers’ ‘ticket tricks’

IPN.md

3 July 2012
09:37

In some minibuses in Chisinau, drivers posted warnings that passengers are responsible if they travel without a ticket. Route administrators told Info-Prim Neo that it was an attempt to get the passengers used to asking for a ticket and keeping it until the end of the trip. However, there is no regulation stipulating anything like this as is the case of trolleybuses.

“The goal is to make sure the passenger has a ticket”, said Serghei Olaru, administrator of routes 186, 113 and 188.

Mihai Reus, administrator of route 110, said that there were no such warnings in his minibuses because there weren’t any instructions to do so from the transport division or other institutions. However, he knew that some of his colleagues still did it.

Head of the Private Transporters Association Ion Mamaliga said this was a trick used by some drivers to make passengers keep the ticket until the end of the trip. Otherwise, if tax inspectors get on the minibus and find passengers without a ticket, the driver will be fined. Mamaliga admitted that there was no body that could fine the passengers. The Tax Inspectorate could apply fines only to route administrators.

Warnings about the passengers’ responsibility for trips without tickets have appeared since talks about raising the fares started and fiscal inspectors began checking if drivers offered tickets to passengers.

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The Farmers’ Force Association calls on the authorities to urgently reintroduce the licensing mechanism for grain and oilseed imports. The organization warns that the drop in prices for agricultural products from Ukraine could seriously affect producers in the Republic of Moldova, IPN reports.

According to the association, the situation has deteriorated rapidly in the last week, after prices of cereals and oilseeds in Ukraine dropped by 30-40% amid the blockade of exports through the port of Odessa.

Farmers’ Force states that there have been cases where traders buy wheat from Ukrainian farmers at a price of 1.6-1.8 Moldovan lei per kilogram. At the same time, the organization claims that several traders from the Republic of Moldova intend to import large quantities of wheat from Ukraine in the coming period.

The association warns that an influx of Ukrainian grain on the local market could lead to a decrease in domestic prices, in a context where production costs remain high and farmers face a lack of subsidies.

The Farmers’ Force also says that Romania could impose restrictions on imports of agricultural products from the Republic of Moldova if the transit and imports of cereals from Ukraine are not strictly monitored. In this context, the association asks the Commission for Exceptional Situations to reintroduce licensing of imports of cereals and oilseeds and to establish additional controls on transit, including by sealing trucks and checking quantities upon entry and exit from the country.

Asked for a reaction, Government representatives stated that they would return with a response later.

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Minibus drivers’ ‘ticket tricks’

IPN.md

3 July 2012
09:37

“The goal is to make sure the passenger has a ticket”, said Serghei Olaru, administrator of routes 186, 113 and 188.

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A 29-year-old man was sentenced to two years and six months in prison after assaulting two police officers called to intervene in a case of attempted theft from a store in Vadul lui Voda, IPN reports.

According to the Chisinau City Prosecutor’s Office, the court found him guilty of violence against a person in a responsible position. For this offense, he received one year in prison. The sentence was partially cumulated with a previous conviction. Thus, the court established a final sentence of two years and six months in prison.

Prosecutors say the incident occurred on the evening of July 16, 2025. The man was intoxicated. He tried to steal two bottles of alcoholic beverages from a store in Vadul lui Voda. He was noticed by the security guard and stopped near the store.

At first, the man denied the act. After being shown the images from the surveillance cameras, he returned the goods. Due to the aggressive behavior, the police were called to the scene. The law enforcement officers asked him to get into the special vehicle and accompany them to the inspectorate. He refused, insulted and threatened the police officers.

When the police tried to put him in the police car, the man resisted. He punched and kicked them, and later damaged several components of the police car.

In court, the defendant admitted his guilt and requested that the case be examined based on the evidence administered during the criminal investigation phase.

The prosecutor’s office states that the man has a criminal record. He was previously convicted of drug-related crimes, desertion, theft, fraud and embezzlement of foreign assets.

The sentence can be appealed.

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