Two employees of the Ialoveni Police Inspectorate were detained after one of them received €2,000 from a person to help this deal with a complaint against this person.

The Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Special Cases said that the person from whom the money was requested was investigated for allegedly swindling another person out of 40,000 lei. However, the person claimed that the money was borrowed and was to repaid.

As a result of special investigative measures, one of the two policemen was detained with the assistance of “Fulger” employees when he was receiving the amount of €2,000. The money was transmitted under the guidance of officers of the Internal Protection and Anticorruption Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, under the leadership of PCCOCS.

The Internal Protection and Anticorruption Service urges the citizens to avoid becoming involved in corruption offenses. If they know or are asked to get involved in acts of corruption, they should call the anti-corruption line on 1520.