This morning, the Security and Intelligence Service jointly with the Prosecutor's Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases conducted searches in the homes, offices and cars of several people.
The procedural actions concern the activity of the employees of the former Department No. 5 within the National Investigation Inspectorate of the General Police Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). Their actions are investigated in terms of five criminal offences: "abuse of office", "theft of state property", "illegal crossing of the state border", “disclosure of state secrets” and “forgery of public documents”.
As a result of the criminal investigation, a few minutes ago, 3 persons were detained: the head of the Police Inspectorate of Bălți municipality, an inspector from the Border Police and the president of the FEA Association.
The criminal proceedings on this case are ongoing.
Note:
Any person is presumed innocent until proven guilty by a definitive and irrevocable court judgement.