Ion Onța, a municipal councilor of MAN, placed under house arrest in a fraud case

IPN.md

16 July 2026
16:44

The municipal councilor from the National Alternative Movement Party, Ion Onta, has been placed under house arrest for 30 days. He is accused in a fraud case with an estimated damage of over 3 million lei. The decision was announced on Thursday by the Chisinau Court, Ciocana headquarters, reports IPN.

According to the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases, he is accused of having convinced two people to invest in alleged real estate projects, promising them an annual return of 20%. According to the prosecutors, they would have transferred, in several installments, the total sum of 155,000 euros, equivalent to over 3 million lei, but the promised investments would not have existed.

The prosecutors specify that the investigations continue. On the other hand, Ion Onta rejects the accusations.

The National Alternative Movement Party has announced that it will not make a decision regarding the city councilor for the time being, and will await the outcome of the investigation.

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The opening of the exhibition “Urban Archaeology and the Hidden Memory of Chisinau” (July 17-November 30) /National Museum of History of Moldova / 10:00 AM/.

The City Hall of Chisinau is organizing the festival “Te salut, Chisinau!”, on the occasion of the 590th anniversary of the city’s first documentary attestation (July 17-19) /Pedestrian Street “Eugen Doga” / 6:00 PM/.

The personal exhibition of the painter Anton Polisciuc is inaugurated, as well as a collection of clothing articles inspired by his creations /Vocational Rehabilitation Center “VRC – Moldova”, Balanescu Street, 29/1 / 6:00 PM/.

The actors of the Russian State Drama Theater “A. P. Chekhov” perform the play “Method” /Theater “A. P. Chekhov” / 07:00 PM/.

The contemporary art exhibition-competition continues: The municipal salon within the “Te salut, Chisinau!” Festival, the VI edition, dedicated to the 590th anniversary of the city /Constantin Brancusi Exhibition Center /July 8-26/.

The documentary exhibition “Echo from the past, for present and future” continues, dedicated to the memory of the victims of Stalinist deportations and one of the most tragic episodes in the history of Bessarabia /BNRM /July 3-August 3/.

The exhibition “The Thread of Identity! The traditional Romanian costume in book illustrations made by plastic artists from the Republic of Moldova” continues /BNRM /June 25-August 15/.

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Ion Onța, a municipal councilor of MAN, placed under house arrest in a fraud case

IPN.md

16 July 2026
16:44

The prosecutors specify that the investigations continue. On the other hand, Ion Onta rejects the accusations.

The National Alternative Movement Party has announced that it will not make a decision regarding the city councilor for the time being, and will await the outcome of the investigation.

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