Security and Intelligence Service

of the Republic of Moldova

Press Releases

17-10-2024
In addition to the information presented at the press briefing held by Alexandru Musteața - Director of the Security and Intelligence Service, Viorel Cernăuțeanu - Head of the National Police, and Victor Furtună - interim Chief Prosecutor of the PCCOCS (Prosecutor’s Office for Countering Organized Crime and Special Cases) on the actions of law enforcement institutions taken to counteract destabilization intentions on the territory of the Republic of Moldova, the SIS provides some details. The Security and Intelligence Service has carried out a...
16-09-2024
The SIS management had a meeting with several archival and historical researchers, where they discussed various ways in which historical expertise can contribute to the improvement of current national security activities. The main topics on the agenda included: combating historical misinformation, preventing distortion of events from the country's past, and the importance of protecting national archives in the stability of our national identity. A particularly important aspect of this collaboration is the process of declassifying some...
31-07-2024
SIS officers, jointly with the PCCOCS prosecutors, announce the detention of two officials from the Parliament and the Border Police. They are suspected of treason and conspiracy against the Republic of Moldova in their communication with an employee of an embassy in Chișinău. The actions took place starting in 2023. One of the officials is suspected of treason for allegedly collecting and delivering to the embassy employee information to be used to the detriment of the interests of the Republic of Moldova. The second official is suspected of...
08-07-2024
At the end of last week, authorities responsible for ensuring state security intervened on the basis of operational information to detain suspected members of terrorist organizations, following an INTERPOL alert. Among them was a 20-year-old citizen of the Republic of Georgia, for whom the authorities of the United States of America issued an arrest warrant for terrorism. Upon entering the Republic of Moldova, he was accompanied by another 19-year-old citizen of the Republic of Georgia, both passengers on the "Istanbul-Chișinău" flight. The...
05-03-2024
Alexandru Musteața, Director of the Security and Intelligence Service, held a press conference on the assessment of the Russian Federation's involvement in electoral processes of the Republic of Moldova in 2024-2025 . During the event, he presented information held by the institution, indicating an unprecedented level of intensity in the Russian Federation’s actions aimed at anchoring the Republic of Moldova in its sphere of influence. The Director highlighted the objectives, actors, tools and tactics used in hybrid attacks on democratic...
27-12-2023
The officers of the Security and Intelligence Service and of the National Anticorruption Center (CNA), under the lead of the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office, carried out today 9 searches in a criminal case on particularly large-scale money laundering, committed by an organized criminal group. According to the investigated facts, five persons with residency in the northern region of the country, aiming to introduce into circulation financial means of a suspicious origin via interbank systems of fast transfers (Western Union, ‎Zolotaya Korona...
08-12-2023
The Security and Intelligence Service along with other state authorities in the field of security and public order, took notice of the false information disseminated on a social network regarding threats to schools from Chișinău. The SIS qualifies these actions as a hybrid attack, aimed to create panic in society. We mention that the photos and materials shared online are not current and were taken from Russian social networks. In this context, we urge the society to keep calm and maintain vigilance. We assure you that law enforcement agencies...
08-09-2023
Today, the Security and Intelligence Service is marking the State Security Workers’ Day and the 32nd anniversary of the Intelligence Service of the Republic of Moldova. According to the institutional tradition, the official event began with the leadership of the Security and Intelligence Service and members of the SIS Board laying flowers at the monument dedicated to the heroes of state security bodies. After the tribute paid to all those who sacrificed themselves for the defense of the territorial integrity and independence of the Republic of...
27-08-2023
Dear citizens, Independence Day is the time when we reaffirm our respect for national values and pride for everything that defines our country and nation. It is an opportunity to reflect on the past and especially the present and future, in which we need peace, stability and a resilient security system. Over 32 years, the Security and Intelligence Service protects the independence, territorial integrity, sovereignty of the Republic of Moldova and promotes national interests. The institution is and will remain dedicated to the defense of the...
10-07-2023
The SIS jointly with PCCOCS (Prosecutor’s Office for Counteracting Organized Crime and Special Cases) concluded and submitted to court a criminal case initiated on the constitutive elements of "Treason" (art. 337) and "Espionage" (art. 338) of the Criminal Code regarding a group of people involved in organization of hostile activities against the security of the Republic of Moldova. In particular, starting with 2020, a group of people, consisting of Russian Federation citizens – Iurie G. and Vadim Y. – conducted activities to recruit citizens...
07-07-2023
The Parliament adopted in final reading the draft law on counterintelligence and external intelligence activity. The document provides the list of counterintelligence measures, which can be carried out by the Security and Intelligence Service. They will be authorized by a judge from the Chișinău Court of Appeal, and the appeals will be examined by a panel of three judges from the Supreme Court of Justice. At the same time, the SIS intends to introduce a more rigorous and efficient mechanism for information control and security. We note that...
09-05-2023
This morning, the Director of the Security and Intelligence Service, Alexandru Musteața, took part in activities commemorating the heroes fallen in the Second World War. Together with the top leadership of the country and other state officials, Alexandru Musteața laid flowers at the "Maica Îndurerată" monument and at the "Eternitate" Memorial Complex, then a minute of silence was held in memory of those who gave up their lives to bring peace back to the continent. The sacrifice of those who fought and fell in World War II reminds us once again...
05-05-2023
The Security and Intelligence Service strongly condemns the atrocities committed by the Soviet totalitarian regime during the existence of the Moldavian SSR. The information regarding the flagrant violations of human rights admitted during the Soviet period on the territory of the Republic of Moldova will be available for the public and academic/scientific groups, in order to rehabilitate the people who suffered, as well as to strengthen the efforts to elucidate the historical truth. Therefore, the Security and Intelligence Service boosted the...
20-04-2023
By SIS Director’s Order No.22 of April 20, the list of online content sources spreading fake information that affects national security, during the state of emergency, approved by Parliament Decision No. 41/2022, was completed with the following websites: politnavigator.net; politnavigator.news; news-front.info. The order containing mandatory indications was sent to providers of electronic communications networks and/or services, in order to immediately block, in accordance with the law, the access of users from the Republic of Moldova to the...
05-04-2023
The SIS officers jointly with the PCCOCS prosecutors and with the support of the Border Police detained five men from the Briceni district for facilitating the illegal entry of men from Ukraine into the Republic of Moldova outside the border crossing points, in exchange for 3000 USD per person. The detained persons are aged between 30 and 60. Their leader is also their employer in an agricultural enterprise. They are part of a cross-border organized criminal group and were detained after they transported two Ukrainian men to Chișinău, who were...

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