Security and Intelligence Service

of the Republic of Moldova

Press Releases

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...
22-03-2023
By SIS Director’s Order No.18 of March 22 , 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: sputniknews.com; md.sputniknews.com; ro.sputniknews.com; sputniknews.ru; md.sputniknews.ru 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...
27-02-2023
On February 27, 2023, during counter-intelligence measures aimed at detecting risks to national security, the Security and Intelligence Service found two foreign citizens on the territory of the Republic of Moldova that are connected to certain subversive centers outside the country. They were trained in data and information gathering activities for the implementation of a plan to destabilize the internal situation in the country and cause a violent change to the constitutional order of the Republic of Moldova. Also, the two foreign...
09-02-2023
Following the statements of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Security and Intelligence Service confirms that we received the respective information from our Ukrainian partners. At the same time, we mention that the SIS carries out operational measures to elucidate any attempts to destabilize the situation in the country and cooperates closely with its partner intelligence services. In this context, the SIS confirms that subversive activities, aimed to undermine the Republic of Moldova, destabilize and violate public order,...
06-02-2023
In accordance with points 26-28 of the Disposition No.1 of 24 February 2022 of the Commission for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Moldova, during the data collection process regarding online sources spreading misinformation that affects national security, the institution identified the following website: rubaltic.ru . Subsequently, by the Order of the SIS Director No. 7, the Security and Intelligence Service requested to block the mentioned website as a source that promotes misinformation that incites hatred and war, during the state...
23-01-2023
During 2022, the Security and Intelligence Service of the Republic of Moldova received 923 petitions. Of the total number, 572 petitions were sent by individuals, 296 - by legal entities, 13 collective petitions and 42 anonymous. We also note that 241 petitions arrived via official email of the institution, and 682 petitions were received in the SIS antechamber via SOE "Poşta Moldovei". Some of the most frequent topics raised by petitioners include: - threats to state security, in the context of the war in Ukraine (human trafficking, counter-...

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