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A man from Balti was detained by the NAC for influence peddling. He allegedly demanded 10,000 lei from a citizen to influence the decision on a criminal case
28.01.2023 93 ViewsAn unemployed man from Balti was caught red-handed by the officers of the General Territorial Directorate North of the NAC and anti-corruption prosecutors, in a case of influence peddling. He is suspected of demanding a bribe from another man to help him receive a milder sentence in the case in which he was being investigated for drink driving.
According to the case materials, the suspect would have offered to intervene with the case prosecutor with the request to ask for a milder punishment for the suspect, and 10,000 lei would have been claimed for his services.
The detention took place at the time of the transfer of the money under the control of the officers of the GTD North of the NAC. The man was placed in the Detention Center for 72 hours.
The Northern Office of the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office is conducting the criminal investigation.
We remind that every person who has been charged shall be presumed to be innocent until proved guilty according to law.