Alexandr Esaulenco appointed new director of Moldova's Intelligence and Security Service
14:55 | 25.06.2019 Category: Political
Chisinau, 25 June /MOLDPRES/ - Alexandr Esaulenco is the new director of the Intelligence and Security Service (SIS). Fifty nine MPs out of 86 present at the parliament meeting voted for Esaulenco’s candidacy.
Also at the today’s plenary meeting, the new SIS director took the oath and put forward Artur Gumeniuc for the office deputy director of the Service.
„You have taken the oath to the people and a parliamentary majority. We rely on the fact that the SIS employees will exercise their power according to the law,” Parliament Speaker Zinaida Grecianii said after the appointment of the new SIS head.
Alexandr Esaulenco is 42 years old and has been holding the office of SIS deputy director since last November.