Ion Crețu, the lawyer of the businessman Veaceslav Platon, claims that the billion dollars was stolen from the banking system by the former leader of the Democratic Party, Vladimir Plahotniuc, through the former mayor of Orhei, Ilan Șor. "It's the biggest test - the turnover. If you blame Platon, be kind and add the turnover evidence to the file. But the turnover is not in the file. We indicate the turnover and show that the money does not go to Platon, it goes elsewhere. You can investigate, look where the money goes further - to Sor's companies”, stated Ion Crețu. The lawyer claims that the National Anticorruption Centre was aware of all the transactions carried out at the banking institutions, but did not act..
Law on Deoffshorization has been approved by the Government. "The previous regime tried to turn the Republic of Moldova into an offshore, it involved us as a state and citizens in a lot of transactions and contracts with offshore companies that led to huge damages to the state. Now we wonder who is behind these offshore companies that stole money from the Banca de Economii or took over the Airport. Everyone who wants to conclude transactions with the state, everyone who wants to win tenders for the supply of services or goods, should display all their contact information, to know who they are, who is the final beneficiary of these companies and to put an end to all the schemes that have happened in all these years”, declared the Prime minister Maia Sandu.
The Head of the EU Delegation argues that the topic of independent functioning of justice system and institutions always persists in the discussions with leaders from Chisinau. The Head of the EU Delegation to Chisinau says he is witnessing progress after the establishment of the new government. According to him, there is also a strong political will to make the necessary changes. "What we are observing is the will and concrete steps as regards the reform of the judiciary, which is a priority, and the improvement of business environment, which is important for the Republic of Moldova in order to use all the opportunities offered by the Association Agreement with the European Union," mentioned the EU ambassador.
The Electoral Council of Electoral Constituency (CECE) in Chisinau has decided to exclude "Patriots of Moldova" Party from the race for local elections. According to Ina Babin, Chisinau CECE deputy chair, the "Patriots of Moldova" Party submitted the minutes concerning the candidates’ nomination on August 15, while the Electoral Code envisaged that this was allowed starting August 30, after the CECE’s establishment.
If he becomes mayor, Dumitru Țîra promises that bureaucracy and corruption will be "dismissed and sanctioned". Professionals will be encouraged, and those who steal will be fired and held accountable. "I will not lie to you telling you that I will build roads or aqueducts. I am neither a road worker nor an engineer. I studied law and economics. I know that the roads must be of good quality, the roads must be sustainable, with sidewalks, bicycle lanes, retroreflective markings and lighting in risk areas for pedestrians. And I also know that the builder must guarantee with his money for the work that he does, "said the candidate.
The European Civic Movement, represented by MPs in the first Parliament, historians, teachers, invites pro-European candidates to the position of general mayor of Chisinau municipality to participate in responsible debates, to identify a formula for pro-European forces to emerge victorious in the local elections on October 20. The roundtable will be held on Monday, September 30, at 12:00, at the "Onisifor Ghibu" Public Library. In the opinion of Alecu Reniţă, a member of the first Parliament, if Chisinau is captured by the representatives of the Moldovan civic nation at the local elections, we will risk to return to the status of "Russian colony", which we had before the Declaration of Independence. "The fight that will take place in Chisinau will be truly geopolitical. Here we will have to give a clear answer, what is the future of the Republic of Moldova”, said Alecu Reniţă.
If tomorrow elections were held for the general mayor of Chisinau, 18.9% of the voters would vote for Andrei Năstase, the candidate of ACUM Electoral Bloc, and 13.6% would vote for Ion Ceban, the candidate of the Socialist Party. For the former mayor, the liberal Dorin Chirtoaca would vote 8.2% of the respondents, and for the independent candidate Ruslan Codreanu, former interim mayor - 5.9%. Other candidates would accumulate less than 2% of the votes. 24.1% of the respondents are undecided, 11.5% have refused to say for whom they would vote, and 9% say they will not go to the polls. The data are part of a survey presented on Wednesday, September 25, by the WatcDog.MD Community and CBS AXA. Only Chisinau inhabitants with the right to vote participated in the survey.
The Chisinau Court of Appeal (CA) adopted a conclusion by which it decided to organize the extraordinary session of the General Assembly of Judges on September 27, at 9.00 am, at the Trade Unions House. The Association of Judges mentions that the conclusion aims at executing the decision of the Chisinau CA of September 20, by which the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) was obligated to convene the Assembly. The conclusion of the Chisinau Court of Appeal also establishes the agenda of the extraordinary session of the General Assembly of Judges, which would include two topics. The first concerns the resetting and reconfiguration of the self-administration body of the judicial authority. The second issue concerns the lifting of mandates of permanent and alternate members of the CSM, chosen from among the judges.
The government has redistributed the Road Fund means, supplementing the amount allocated for road maintenance by 114 million lei. For the maintenance and repair of the national public roads with a length of 5857 kilometres and their engineering constructions, 1024 million lei have been allocated according to the Program for the road fund means distribution for national roads in 2019.
The government has banned the security guard service by private companies for the state entities of strategic importance. “It is a draft law that will help us dismantle a corruption scheme set up by the oligarchic regime. Many state institutions were "guarded" by Plahotniuc's companies or his people, "said Prime Minister Maia Sandu.
In August, through licensed banks, foreign funds have been transferred to individuals in the net amount of $ 99.38 million. The figure is down by 2.6%, compared to August 2018. Most transfers come from the European Union - 46.3%, from the CIS - 22.5%, and from the rest of the world - 31.2%, IPN reports with reference to data from the National Bank of Moldova.
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