According to CNA, the investigation concerns “a criminal scheme carried out in the run-up to the parliamentary elections of September 28, 2025 and organized by members, supporters and decision-makers of several political parties.”
More than 50 searches took place in the northern part of the country, both at home addresses and at the offices of a political party. The name of the party was not mentioned, but it was specified that the investigative actions were aimed at 32 people suspected of participating in the scheme.
According to the investigation, the suspects, acting in an organized manner and having clearly defined roles, were engaged in the transfer and conversion of funds received from illegal sources in order to conceal their origin. Both local and foreign bank accounts and e-wallets were used to cash out and redistribute funds, which were then smuggled into Moldova and used to finance political activities in violation of the law.
In parallel, cases of electoral corruption have been documented in which politically affiliated persons identified and bribed voters by offering them money, goods or other benefits in exchange for loyalty and votes.
Also this morning, officers from the National Inspectorate of Investigation (INI), PCCOCS prosecutors and members of the BPDS special unit “Fulger” conducted a series of searches in other parts of the country, also as part of cases related to “electoral corruption, illegal party financing and large-scale money laundering by an organized criminal group.”
