The Mayor of Ghetlova village, Orhei district, Oleg Stavila was arrested by the Fraud Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, on suspicion of bribe-taking. According to the Press Centre of MIA, the mayor, 41, was caught red-handed at the moment when he was receiving USD 100 from a resident of Cornesti village, Calarasi district. The sum of money had to determine the mayor to grant on lease 4 ponds located on the territory of Gheltova. Besides that, the mayor reportedly promised to get the go-ahead from the village councillors for the lease authorisation. According to the same source, Stavila holds the mayor’s office for five years, being re-elected on June 3. Criminal proceedings were initiated on charges of passive corruption. If the mayor is found guilty, he will face a fine of 5000 conventional units (1 unit = MDL 20) or imprisonment of 5 to10 years, in both cases being deprived of the right to hold public offices for a period of 2 to 5 years upon release.