This paragraph allows any person to be included in the list of persons associated with international sanctions subjects on the basis of holding for 10 years a managerial position in a legal entity allegedly associated with the subject of sanctions – without the need for a court decision or evidence of wrongdoing. Mezhinsky argues that this provision violates fundamental constitutional rights such as the right to a fair trial, defense, property rights, and the principle of proportionality.
The request for constitutional review was filed as part of a case before the Court of the Riscani sector of Chisinau, where Mejinschi claims that the norm violates fundamental constitutional rights such as the right to a fair trial, defense, property rights and the principle of proportionality. Mejinschi challenged the order of the Director of the Information and Security Service (SIS), which included him in the list of persons linked to Vladimir Plahotniuc, who is under international sanctions. The court accepted the suit and referred the case to the Constitutional Court, suspending the examination of the main case until the ruling on this request. The decision of the CC will be final.
It is worth mentioning that on January 25, 2024, Valentin Mezhinsky was included in the list of persons with “evidence” of ties with Vladimir Plahotniuc, the subject of international restrictive measures, by order of the SIS Director Alexandru Mustiata. According to the SIS, his inclusion is based on the fact that between 2012 and 2016. Mezhinsky was the manager of Argus-S LLC, which was allegedly controlled by Plahotniuc.
Valentin Mezhinsky was the director of the National Center for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption in 2004-2008, in 2008 he served as Minister of Internal Affairs and in 2008-2009 as Deputy Prime Minister. – Deputy Prime Minister. He has the military rank of major-general.
