Prosecutor’s office requests suspension of Chisinau municipal council secretary

Chisinau, 27 June /MOLDPRES/ – The Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office sent an appeal to Chisinau Municipal Council (CMC) requesting the suspension of its secretary, Valeriu Didencu. The information was confirmed for the agency by Vadim Brinzaniuc, Chisinau city hall’s press officer.

According to the quoted source, the Prosecutor’s office will be examined by the CMC most likely at the scheduled meeting for Thursday, 29 June. Also, counselors are to appoint an interim secretary.

The prosecutors finalized and disputed the criminal case of accusing Valeriu Didencu last week. He is accused that in February – May 2017 he would repeatedly demand money and goods from representatives of some economic agents and some municipal councilors for various services. The money was claimed and accepted for inclusion on the Council’s agenda of projects concerning the extension of the lease term for different lands, modification of the boundaries of some lots, preparation of document sets for land purchase or sale and approval of the urban plans of certain objects.

Didencu concluded an agreement with prosecutors on the guilt recognition, so the case is to be examined by the court in a special procedure. If found guilty, Valeriu Didencu will face imprisonment from three to seven years with a fine of up to MDL300 thousand and the deprivation of the right to hold certain public positions or to exercise a certain activity for a period of 5-10 years.

(Reporter A. Zara, editor A. Raileanu)