Security and Intelligence Service

of the Republic of Moldova

Former SIS Officer Documented for Trading in Influence

The Security and Intelligence Service jointly with the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office documented the alleged actions of trading in influence (art. 326 of the Criminal Code) committed by a former SIS officer, attempting to bribe an employee of the same institution with a managerial position.

 

In fact, the former SIS officer is accused of transferring the money to an SIS employee, that holds a management position in the institution, in order to settle a criminal case.

 

At the moment, he is collaborating with the criminal investigation body, while the authorities take active actions to establish the involvement of all persons and the role of each one in committing the criminal act.

 

Besides the former SIS officer, two more individuals are involved in this criminal case. They have been released under investigation and no measure of restraint has been taken against them.

 

Moreover, during the criminal prosecution, authorities established that one of the persons named in the case was involved in other criminal activities related to organization of the entry of Ukrainian refugees into Moldova. As a consequence, 3 Ukrainians carrying out criminal activity on the territory of the Republic of Moldova were detained, were given the defendant status in the same criminal case and subjected to prosecutor hearing.

 

It should be noted that all detainees with defendant status in this criminal case are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.