Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo proposed creating panels of judges for examining the cases concerning the banking fraud and related cases. The proposal was submitted to the Superior Council of Magistracy and the Ministry of Justice, which are to take a decision, IPN reports.

Under the initiative, panels will be set up at the Ciocana and Buiucani branches of the Chisinau City Hall and at the Chisinau City Appeals Court by designating judges who will deal with this category of cases.

According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, such a step is needed in a move to accelerate the procedure for examining these cases that have been pending for over five years.

According to the prosecutor general, this is topical now that the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office and the Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Special Cases are managing a number of criminal case regarding corruption and cases related to the phenomenon, which are part of the criminal case called generically “billion theft”. When they are sent to court, they must be mandatorily examined effectively and by specialized judges.