Prosecutor Vetting Commission

The Prosecutor Vetting Commission will continue holding hearings for prosecutors from the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office during October. On October 17, starting at 1:00 PM, two prosecutors – Irina Catan and Grigore Clevadî – will be heard. The hearings are public and will take place at the National Institute of Justice (1 Serghei Lazo Street), in Training Room No. 005. To ensure transparency, the hearings will be video recorded and posted on the Commission’s website within three days: https://lnkd.in/dC6GYwED. The subjects of the evaluation have the right to review the materials in their evaluation files prior to the hearing. They may also submit additional information they consider relevant and provide explanations at the hearing to clarify any doubts communicated by the Commission. They are entitled to legal assistance from a lawyer or trainee lawyer during the evaluation procedure. More information on the Commission’s work, evaluation criteria, and hearing results is available on the official website: https://vettingmd.org/en/. Check back for updates on the hearing schedule.

The Prosecutor Vetting Commission published the reasoned report on the integrity evaluation of Deputy Prosecutor General Sergiu Russu. The report, which confirms that the prosecutor successfully passed the vetting process, sets out the relevant facts and the reasoning behind the conclusion of the Evaluation Panel. ✔️ The full document is available here: http://bit.ly/4q5bP8a The publication of the report complies with the provisions of Law No. 252/2023 and respects the legal deadline - no later than three days after the expiry of the period for appealing the decision of the Superior Council of Prosecutors (SCP). As a reminder, on 2 September 2025, the Prosecutors’ Vetting Commission issued the evaluation report, and on 18 September 2025, the SCP accepted it  confirming that Mr. Sergiu Russu successfully passed the integrity evaluation.

The Prosecutor Vetting Commission published the reasoned reports on the integrity evaluation of three prosecutors from the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office: prosecutor Gheorghe Caragia and Interim Deputy Chief Prosecutors, Mariana Leanu and Victor Muntean. The reports confirm that all three prosecutors successfully passed the vetting procedure and detail the relevant facts and the reasoning behind the Evaluation Panels’ conclusions. The full reports can be accessed here: Mariana Leahu http://bit.ly/48hPwpx Victor Muntean http://bit.ly/42oHJTg Gheorghe Caragia http://bit.ly/48NMPft On September 12, 2025, the Superior Council of Prosecutors (SCP) accepted the Commission’s reports and officially confirmed that the three prosecutors passed the integrity evaluation. The publication of the reports complies with the provisions of Law No. 252/2023, which requires that the reports be made public within three days after the expiration of the appeal period for the SCP’s decision.

✅ The Prosecutor Vetting Commission has completed the ethical and financial integrity evaluation of the Interim Chief Prosecutor of the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS), Victor Furtuna, as well as Prosecutor Mihail Ivanov from the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office. The Commission concluded that the prosecutors meet the criteria set out in Law No. 252/2023 and approved the evaluation reports, confirming that they have passed the external evaluation. The evaluation reports have been submitted to the subjects and to the Superior Council of Prosecutors, which will decide within 30 days whether to accept the Commission’s reports. 🔗 Learn more about the evaluation procedure here: http://bit.ly/46HZ5eZ

🔄 The Prosecutor Vetting Commission has established four new evaluation panels, increasing the total number of panels responsible for assessing the ethical and financial integrity of prosecutors from 2️⃣ to 6️⃣. This reorganization of the Commission’s work, aimed at ensuring a more balanced distribution of evaluation files, follows amendments to Law No. 252/2023  📜, approved by Parliament on 10 July, which increased the number of Commission members from six to nine. 👥 Each evaluation panel consists of three members, and each panel ensures a mix of both national and international members 🌍, a gender balance, and a mix of established and newly appointed members of the Commission. 👉 Panel F is an exception, consisting solely of newly appointed members, who will review the files of prosecutors who previously failed the external evaluation conducted under Law No. 26/2022. The Commission considers that assigning these files to a panel composed exclusively of new members will help to ensure the objectivity of the procedure. 💡 Initial Evaluation Panels: 1.     Panel A: Christopher Lehmann, Nadejda Hriptievschi, Saskia de Vries 2.     Panel B: Virginia Moraru, Irmantas Mikelionis, Cornel Lebedinschi 🆕 Newly Formed Evaluation Panels: 3.     Panel C: Nadejda Hriptievschi, Irmantas Mikelionis, Pierangelo Padova 4.     Panel D: Christopher Lehmann, Saskia de Vries, Ion Graur 5.     Panel E: Virginia Moraru, Cornel Lebedinschi, Laura Stefan, PhD, LLM 6.     Panel F: Ion Graur, Laura Ștefan, Pierangelo Padova

The Prosecutor Vetting Commission (Panel A) has decided to terminate the evaluation procedure in respect of former Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Vladimir Adam. The decision follows from the fact that Adam failed the external evaluation conducted under Law No. 65/2023 and was subsequently dismissed from office. As a result, Vladimir Adam can no longer be subject to evaluation procedure regulated by Law No. 252/2023. Further details are available on the Commission’s website at http://bit.ly/4nhSjUu

The Prosecutor Vetting Commission has published the reasoned report on the integrity evaluation of Marcel Dumbravan, Chief Prosecutor of the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office. The report, which confirms that the prosecutor successfully passed the vetting process, sets out the relevant facts and the reasoning behind the conclusion of the Evaluation Panel. The full document is available for review at the following link http://bit.ly/3VlH8h4. This publication fully complies with the provisions of Law No. 252/2023, which requires the report to be made public within three days after the expiration of the appeal period for the decision of the Superior Council of Prosecutors (SCP). The Prosecutor Vetting Commission issued the evaluation report on July 23, 2025, and on August 21, 2025, the SCP accepted the report and officially confirmed that Marcel Dumbravan passed the integrity evaluation. The Prosecutor Vetting Commission was established under Law No. 252/2023 to conduct a one-time evaluation of the ethical and financial integrity of specific categories of prosecutors in the Republic of Moldova. This includes leadership of the General Prosecutor’s Office and prosecutors within specialized prosecution offices.

Prosecutor Vetting Commission Recommends Anticorruption Prosecutor Andrei Balan Fail Integrity Evaluation. The evaluation process revealed that the prosecutor does not meet the ethical and financial integrity criteria set forth in Law No. 252/2023. The Commission identified concerns regarding his financial integrity, which he failed to clarify either through written responses or during the public hearing. 📌 Hearing recording: http://bit.ly/47FZj8G 📘 The Evaluation Report has been submitted today both to the subject of the evaluation and to the Superior Council of Prosecutors, which will decide within 30 days whether to accept the Commission’s recommendation. #JusticeReform #ProsecutorsVetting #Transparency #RuleOfLaw #Moldova #Integrity #PublicAccountability

The Prosecutor Vetting Commission has published the reasoned report on the integrity evaluation of Mr. Octavian Iachimovschi, Interim Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office. The report, which confirms that the prosecutor ✅ successfully passed the vetting process, sets out the relevant facts and the reasoning behind the conclusion of the Evaluation Panel. 👉 The full document is available for review at the following link: http://bit.ly/3HY2BK0. This publication fully complies with the provisions of Law No. 252/2023, which requires the report to be made public within three days after the expiration of the appeal period for the decision of the Superior Council of Prosecutors (SCP). The Prosecutor Vetting Commission issued the evaluation report on July 15, 2025, and on August 13, 2025, the SCP accepted the report and officially confirmed that Prosecutor O. Iachimovschi passed the integrity evaluation. The Prosecutor Vetting Commission was established under Law No. 252/2023 to conduct a one-time evaluation of the ethical and financial integrity of specific categories of prosecutors in the Republic of Moldova. This includes leadership of the General Prosecutor's Office and prosecutors within specialized prosecution offices. For more information, please visit the official website: https://vettingmd.org/

📢 Deputy Prosecutor General Sergiu Russu Cleared by Prosecutor Vetting Commission The Prosecutor Vetting Commission has completed the financial and ethical integrity assessment of Sergiu Russu, Deputy Prosecutor General, and determined that he meets the legal criteria established under Law no. 252/2023. Based on the findings, the Commission issued an Evaluation Report recommending the promotion of his external evaluation.   The evaluation involved a thorough review of Russu’s asset and personal interest declarations, analysis of other relevant ethical and financial information, four rounds of questions from Commission members, and participation in a public hearing on July 22, 2025. The hearing can be viewed online here: http://bit.ly/4mdzPU9.   The Evaluation Report was delivered today to both the subject of the evaluation and the Superior Council of Prosecutors, which will decide within 30 days whether to accept the Commission’s recommendation. For more details on the vetting process, visit the Commission's official website: https://vettingmd.org/ #JusticeReform #ProsecutorsVetting #Transparency #RuleOfLaw #Moldova #Integrity #PublicAccountability