Head of the Customs Service Viorel Melnic thinks there is a need for 'young blood' to combat corruption in the system. The official said at a working meeting today young persons are encouraged to apply for a job at the Service, warning at the same time that corruption practices would be harshly punished, Info-Prim Neo reports. “So far we have penalized 120 corruption instances, while 35 employees of the Service lost their jobs”, said Melnic. According to him, the principle of personnel rotation, especially in the case of key positions, is a good solution for fighting corruption in the customs system. A Pro Marshall survey has shown that not all the customs employees agree with the principle of rotation. Some think this principle favors corruption. “The instability at the job and the certainty that they'll never meet the bribe giver again makes customs officers indulge in corruption practices”, explained Parascovia Munteanu, sociologist at the Pro Marshall Center. At the same time, experts think that an effective solution to fight corruption among the customs officers would be video and audio surveillance equipment. Yet dissenting voices say this would be an intrusive measure which will disturb the customs officers while doing their job. Combating and prevention of corruption in the Moldovan customs system is done within the framework of the Millennium Challenge's Country Threshold Program for Moldova.