Law Enforcement – Moldova Anti Corruption Institutional Framework

Investigative:

– National Anti-Corruption Center (Centrul Naţional Anticorupţie) – click for more information

Contacts

Website

Email: secretariat@cna.md

tel. +373 22 257-257; Hotline: 0-800-55555, 022-257-333

General information

Established: 2002

Structure: headed by a Director and four deputy directors who administer the directorates and departments; divided into north and south territories.

Competencies: to prevent and investigate public corruption and bribery; to provide expertise on anti-corruption legislation; to monitor national anti-corruption strategy and action plans.

Level of Independence

– Permanence: established by Law No. 1104 of 06.06.2002 on the National Anti-corruption Centre.

– Appointment: The Director is proposed by the Prime Minister and is appointed by the President.

– Removal: Can only be dismissed by the President upon the proposal of the Prime Minister.

– Immunity: No.

– Financial Autonomy: budget adopted in standard procedure.

 

– Internal Protection and Anti-Corruption Service, Ministry of Interior (Serviciul Protecţie Internă şi Anticorupţie, Ministerul Afacerilor Interne) – click for more information

Contacts

Website

Email: secretariat@mai.gov.md / mai@mai.gov.md

Hotline: 1520

Level of Independence

– Permanence: established by the Government Decision No. 995 of 12.12.2013. The Regulation on the organization and functioning was approved by Order of Minister of Internal Affairs No. 300 of 15.10.2014.

– Appointment: The head of the Internal Protection and Anti-Corruption Service is appointed by the Minister of Internal Affairs.

– Removal: The head of the Internal Protection and Anti-Corruption Service can only be dismissed by the Minister of Internal Affairs.

– Immunity: No

– Financial Autonomy: budget adopted in standard procedure

 

Prosecutorial:

– Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, General Prosecutor’s Office (Procuratura  Anticorupţie, Procuratura Generală a Republicii Moldova) – click for more information

Contacts

Website

Email: procuror@gov.md

tel. +373 22 226 247

General information

Established: 1992

Structure: the General Prosecutor and his three deputies oversee the work of several specialized prosecutorial units and the work of regional prosecutors.

Competencies: Specialized Prosecutor’s Anti-Corruption Unit combats corruption in the highest organs of the state, the judiciary, the police and supervisory bodies.

Level of Independence

– Permanence: established by the Law No. 294 of 25.12.2008

– Appointment: First deputy and deputies are appointed by the Attorney General – Removal: Public prosecutor can be dismissed from the office on the grounds of an order issued by Attorney General

– Immunity: Entering the prosecutor’s home or service room, the personal or service transport facilities, on spot controls, or searches and seizure of his/her goods, the interception of telephone communications, body search, control and seizure of his/her objects, documents or correspondence can be undertaken only after initiation of a criminal investigation, and in conditions provided for under the Code of Criminal Procedure. The prosecutor cannot be held liable disciplinary or patrimonial for his opinion expressed during the criminal investigation and in the process of contributing to administration of justice and for the decision he/she has made if his/her guilt is not established by a final sentence. (4) The criminal prosecution against the prosecutor can be initiated only by the Prosecutor General. Against the Prosecutor General criminal prosecution can be initiated only by a prosecutor appointed by the Parliament the proposal of its Speaker. Entering the prosecutor’s home or service room, the personal or service transport facilities, on spot controls, or searches and seizure of his/her goods, the interception of telephone communications, body search, control and seizure of his/her objects, documents or correspondence can be undertaken only after initiation of a criminal investigation, and in conditions provided for under the Code of Criminal Procedure. The prosecutor can not be held liable disciplinary or patrimonial for his opinion expressed during the criminal investigation and in the process of contributing to administration of justice and for the decision he/she has made if his/her guilt is not established by a final sentence. (4) The criminal prosecution against the prosecutor can be initiated only by the Prosecutor General. Against the Prosecutor General criminal prosecution can be initiated only by a prosecutor appointed by the Parliament at the proposal of its Speaker.

– Financial Autonomy: budget adopted in standard procedure