There have been no major money laundering cases in Moldova, which is quite an unattractive place for potential criminals, says Mihai Gofman, department deputy head at the Centre for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption (CCECC). The official says this is mainly due to the viability of the national legislation, whereas representatives of the civil society claim that the new anticorruption law is extremely general and leaves room for interpretation. Mihai Gofman told today’s meeting of the Investigative Reporters’ Club that the recently enacted piece of legislation fully meets the real requirements of the country’s economy. The law, which took into account recommendations from the Council of Europe and the International Monetary Fund, sets out clearer criteria for the organisations that fight money laundering and terrorist financing, and contains significant improvements compared to its previous version. Trying to prove Gofman wrong, experts for the Centre of Analysis and Prevention of Corruption (CAPC) said the Law on Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing is largely liable to corruptibility as its provisions are formulated too vaguely. According to Cristina Cojocaru, CAPC expert, the Law provides general references, and the relevant authorities will have to complete it with regulations. Therefore, there is a risk that the public authorities responsible for the enforcement of the law will come up with norms and sanctions by interpreting the law in their own way. This free hand given to authorities might lead to corruptibility. In retort, Mihai Gofman said a law shouldn’t be elaborate, as excessive details could render it incomprehensible. Besides, the regulations that will follow the law will be also given expert advice so as to avoid their one-sidedness. The Law on Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing was adopted in July 2007.