Government closes a placement center for refugees in Ocnița district

The activity of the provisional refugee management center from Călărăseuca in the Ocnița district was suspended by the decision of the Commission for Emergency Situations, approved today.

Veronica Mihailov-Moraru urges prosecutors to participate in the election of CSP members: "CSP members are not elected for the Minister of Justice or for the Government"

After the date of the General Assembly of Prosecutors (CSP) was set, the Minister of Justice came with a message for all prosecutors. She urged them to participate in the election of the members of the Superior Council of Prosecutors, selected by the pre-vetting commission.

US Embassy in Chisinau requests "a full and transparent investigation" into the murder of Oleg Horjan

The Embassy of the United States of America in the Republic of Moldova requests "a complete and transparent investigation" in the case of the murder of the opponent from the Transnistrian region Oleg Horjan. Embassy representatives also expressed condolences to Horjan's family, noting that "they were separated from him for too long during his unjust detention by the de facto authorities of Transnistria."

CSP has set the date of the General Assembly of Prosecutors

The General Assembly of Prosecutors will be organized on August 23. A decision in this sense was approved, on Wednesday, by the members of the Superior Council of Prosecutors (CSP).

An Israeli citizen detained by police: "He poses a danger to national security and public order"

A 36-year-old Israeli citizen was detained yesterday by the law enforcement officers. The individual is part of criminal structures and intended to prepare crimes in the IT field, scams and smuggling of money, obtained through criminal means, informs the General Police Inspectorate.

Border Police: 18 people were refused entry to the Republic of Moldova within one day

The General Inspectorate of the Border Police announces that it prohibited the entry into the Republic of Moldova for 18 people during the day of July 18. In total, at the border crossing points, the flow of people constituted 63,197 crossings, a larger number being recorded in the direction of entry from the Republic of Moldova – 34,413 crossings.

Bank fraud // The criminal case against Vladimir Plahotniuc reached the magistrates' table

The criminal case accusing the former leader of the Democratic Party, Vladimir Plahotniuc, in the "Bank fraud" file has reached the magistrates' table, the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office informs in a statement. He is charged with the creation and management of a criminal organization, fraud and money laundering on a fairly large scale.

Firefighters from Chisinau extinguished a BMW engulfed in flames

A BMW model car was engulfed in flames, while it was parked in front of a restaurant in the Rîscani sector of Chisinau. Firefighters arrived at the scene and extinguished the fire.

Border Police: 42 people were refused entry to the Republic of Moldova within one day

The General Inspectorate of the Border Police announces that it prohibited the entry into the Republic of Moldova for 42 people during the day of July 17. In total, at the border crossing points, the flow of people constituted 64,666 crossings, a larger number being recorded in the direction of entry from the Republic of Moldova – 36,532 crossings.

Marina Tauber released from house arrest

MP Marina Tauber, accused of falsifying political party campaign finance reports and accepting illegal funding from an organised criminal group, has been released from house arrest. The judges of the Chisinau Buiucani court rejected the request of the prosecutors, who asked for the measure to be extended. However, the judges decided that Tauber should be placed under judicial control for 60 days, Moldova 1 reports.

17 people are running for the position of member of the NBM Supervisory Board

Seventeen people are running for four positions on the Supervisory Board of the National Bank of Moldova, Parliament announces. The terms of office of the four expire at the end of July, having been appointed by the legislature seven years ago.

The People's Advocate says citizens' purchasing power has declined because of low wages and pensions. Labour Minister's statement

Due to inflation, the economic and energy crisis, the purchasing power of citizens has decreased and salaries and pensions are low, People's Advocate Ceslav Panico told Radio Moldova. According to the ombudsman, the government should do more to support pensioners, people with disabilities, single-parent families and those with several children. At the same time, Labour and Social Protection Minister Alexei Buzu said that the executive is trying to identify measures to increase salaries in the public sector. The official also pointed out that at the beginning of this year, the deficit of money for pensions was about 6 billion lei.