The relatives of the man killed, at the end of May, in the village of Vulcănești, Nisporeni district, announced a protest in front of the Supreme Court of Justice, starting today, September 19. They request the transfer of the case from the Ungheni District Court to the Chișinău District Court, on the grounds that the former would be "bought".

In an IPN press conference, the president of the Public Association "Moldova Mea", Fiodor Ghelici, who publicized the case, said that on September 13, the first court hearing regarding the case was held. Ungheni judges ordered the house arrest of the four defendants who are accused of committing the hooliganism offense. The activist claimed that the magistrates from Ungheni were "bought".

"Otherwise, how can one explain that for the offence of hooliganism some are in prison, while others are not?" The activist wondered why didn't the Ungheni District Court invite the injured party to the hearing. "This speaks to the fact that the judges were bought", said the activist. Fiodor Ghelici added that he has video footage that would suggest that the relatives of the defendants allegedly sent money to the judges in order to influence their decision.

The wife of the murdered man, Olga Stoica, who was present at the conference, said that she would set herself on fire if justice is not served or that she will serve justice herself, without specifying what her intentions are.

At the end of August, the Prosecutor's Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases announced that five persons had been sentenced in Vulcănești's murder case. The murder was committed on May 25. The young man who allegedly shot the victim was charged with committing the crime of murder and aggravated hooliganism. He faces either a sentence of 15 to 20 years in prison or life imprisonment, while the other four people face a sentence of 3 to 7 years in prison for hooliganism.