The head of Călărași district in central Moldova and a district councilman were put under preventive arrest for 30 days, while the mayor of Călărași city got 20 days of preventive arrest.
The officials were first apprehended on January 31 on procurement fraud charges.
Prosecutors say that in 2022 the suspects conspired to create unfair advantages for certain contractors in exchange for bribes in various forms. They allegedly charged 10-15% of the contracted services’ value. Investigations revealed at least 10 such instances.
- Two deans from the University of Comrat, detained in a corruption case. The rector, investigated while free
- The damage from online and telephone scams amounts to 157 million lei, according to the head of the IGP
- Customs in Romania, blocked on Wednesday by a two-hour strike
- All the forests in the country will be inventoried, and the data will be digitally accessible
- Five parties would enter Parliament in case of early elections, survey
