Moldovan law-enforcers make 46 searches in voters' corruption case; one person detained

Officers from the National Investigation Inspectorate (INI), along with prosecutors of the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Causes (PCCOCS) and with support from masked troops of the Fulger special police brigade, conducted 46 searches in various locations across Moldova today. The actions target a case related to the corruption of voters, illegal funding of political parties and money laundering.

According to investigators, a group of individuals allegedly acted in favor of the criminal organization Shor, in order to influence voters ahead of the 2025 parliamentary elections. The money is said to have come from suspicious sources and was transferred through the PSB mobile application of the Russian bank Promsviazybank, internationally sanctioned, and then liquidated via the Telegram application through a bot channel.

The investigation further revealed that group members received instructions from curators in the Russian Federation regarding the distribution and commenting on disinformation videos on such platforms as Facebook, TikTok and Telegram.

During the searches, law-enforcers seized sums of money, mobile phones, laptops, bank documents and other evidence confirming the group's illegal activity.

One person was detained for 72 hours and investigations continue.





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