Ex-secretary of state of Ministry of Justice detained for influence peddling

Chisinau, August 23 /MOLDPRES/- A former secretary of state from the Ministry of Justice was detained today by anti-corruption officers and prosecutors in an influence peddling case.

According to the National Anticorruption Center, the suspect allegedly demanded 10 thousand euros from a man to help him obtain the certificate of authorized administrator. He would have claimed that he would have influence on some members of the specialized commission from the Union of Authorized Administrators.

Thus, the suspect would have received 6,000 euros in exchange for influencing the members of the Authorization and Discipline Commission, responsible for organizing the qualification exam for authorized administrators. He would have said that he could convince the examiners to give him the maximum mark, but he would not have fulfilled his promises.

A criminal case was initiated on this case, during which investigations were carried out in order to prove the fact of influence peddling. This morning, searches were carried out at the home of the suspect, but also at the office of the head of the Union of Authorized Administrators.

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