New searches for voter corruption and illegal party financing. Authorities investigate organized crime group
On the morning of Thursday, September 18, officers from the National Investigation Inspectorate, PCCOCS prosecutors, and police officers from the "Fulger" BPDS carried out raids at multiple locations across the country. These actions aimed to address electoral corruption, the illegal financing of political parties, initiative groups, and electoral competitors on a large scale. Additionally, the operation targeted money laundering activities perpetrated by an organized criminal group on an extensive scale, as announced by the General Inspectorate of Police.
The searches come just two days after officers of the National Anticorruption Center and Chisinau prosecutors seized over 20 million lei in various currencies in raids in the capital. At the same time, in recent weeks, authorities have conducted approximately 300 searches in criminal cases related to voter corruption.
The head of the General Inspectorate of Police, Viorel Cernăuțeanu, recently recalled that, until the suspension of the fine process during the electoral campaign, over 30 thousand people were documented for involvement in vote-selling. According to him, the total value of the fines applied is considerable, and the amount already collected in the state budget exceeds 18 million lei.
