Head of cadastral office suspected of corruption

The head of the Anenii Noi local cadastral office is suspected of taking bribes, as he was caught red-handed by the agents of the Fraud Investigation unit of the Botanica District Police Office. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the 42 year old man, Chisinau resident, has been arrested in the very moment of receiving a USD 100 bribe. The money was requested by the civil servant for speeding up the concluding of a sales contract of a plot of land in Floreni village, Anenii Noi. Initially the servant was requesting a sum of USD 1,000. He was charged of “passive corruption”. If he will be found guilty, he could be fined from MDL 60,000 to 100,000 or sentenced to up to 10 years in prison, in both cases being deprived of the right to hold certain positions for a period of 2 to 5 years.