The Republic of Moldova didn’t manage to ensure the rule of law, former chief prosecutor of Chisinau municipality Ion Diacov stated in an interview for Radio Free Europe. According to him, during the almost 30 years since Moldova gained its independence, efforts to build a state with the rule of law haven’t been made. Instead, hatred, mystery, fury, enmity and other negative things were generated, not yet positive ones. The politicians from the government and those from the opposition are to blame for this as they become involved in politics in order to improve their financial situation, IPN reports.
According to the ex-chief prosecutor, the prosecution service discredited itself because these people have been most of the times in the service of politicians and such a situation has existed since the first years of independence, when those who were in power understood the importance of prosecutors. The given situation worsened mainly during the rule of Vladimir Voronin, when prosecutors were periodically invited to him. The large salaries of prosecutors didn’t change the situation concerning the rule of law. These salaries are a form of blackmailing that makes the prosecutors further serve the power so that they do not lose the pays.
Ion Diacov noted conditions should be created for the prosecutors to obey only the Constitution and the Penal Procedure Code. The prosecutor general, once in half a year, should present a report in Parliament and, based on this report, the MPs should assess the situation and set tasks for the immediate period. Something like this cannot be done without political will.
As to the banking fraud, the former chief prosecutor of Chisinau said until those who were somehow involved in this theft are in power or near the power, the money will not be returned as these do not want this case to be solved. “I think not even society wants. Actually, when someone does not have arguments to fight against the opponents, they remind of the stolen billions when it is suitable for them. They don’t do like in Germany or in France, as it happened recently. They don’t go out to stay there until the money is restored,” said Ion Diacov, adding a lustration law is needed in this regard.
