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Two other persons were detained in cases involving a large corruption scheme with driving licenses, initiated by the NAC, at the beginning of the year
13.07.2021 121 ViewsTwo men have been detained by the NAC officers and anticorruption prosecutors in a case of influence peddling and active corruption. It is about an employee of the Office of Drivers’ Qualification in Chisinau within the Public Services Agency (PSA) and a beneficiary. The case was initiated last week and results from the investigations carried out by the NAC within criminal investigations, started in January, that aimed at corruption scheme with driving licenses.
Pursuant to the investigation, the PSA official allegedly promised the candidate to help take the tests for obtaining the driving license, without having necessary qualification. For his services, he would have claimed 800 euros bribe. In order to strengthen the evidence, the NAC officers have carried out searches, following which two mobile telephones were seized, that will be examined to identify possible tracks of the crime. Also, the green substance with a specific marijuana smell was found at the domicile of the PSA employee.
We remind that at the beginning of this year, the NAC and prosecutors documented a corruption scheme, by means of which driving licenses were issued illegally. About 100 persons would have received driving licenses without being examined in accordance with the regulation in force, and for that they allegedly paid amounts between 500 and 2000 euros to some employees of the Public Services Agency and to some intermediaries. Currently, several people are criminally investigated for influence peddling, active and passive corruption.
If found guilty, the suspects risk a criminal fine, up to 7 years in prison and the deprivation of the right to exercise certain activity for a period of time.
Every person is presumed to be innocent until the final and irrevocable decision of the court is pronounced.
The Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office is conducting the criminal investigation.