Moldova’s top court struggles with judge shortage and backlog

The Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) in Moldova is currently operating with only nine out of the 20 judges required by law, amidst a backlog of over 6,000 cases.

Bashkan Evghenia Guțul's house arrest extended by 30 days

The governor of the Gagauz Autonomous Region of Moldova, Evghenia Guțul, will remain under house arrest for another 30 days, until June 13. The decision was recently announced by the judges of the Chisinau Court based in Ciocana.

Chisinau Court will examine George Simion's request to lift the ban, immediately after the second round of the Romanian presidential elections

The Chisinau Court based in Râșcani will examine on May 19 the request of the leader of the AUR, George Simion, to cancel the ban on entry into the territory of the Republic of Moldova. The hearings in the case "Simion George-Nicolae versus the General Inspectorate for Migration" are scheduled for 2:30 p.m., according to the national court portal.

Evghenia Guțul remains under house arrest following the Court of Appeal's decision

The Bashkan of Gagauzia, Evghenia Guțul, remains under house arrest. A decision to this effect was made today, April 17, by magistrates from the Court of Appeal, who rejected the prosecutors' request to place her in preventive arrest and the lawyers' request to release her from house arrest.

Justice Minister responds to Veronica Dragalin's accusations of "blackmailing judges"

The former head of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, Veronica Dragalin, could have notified the competent authorities about the alleged cases of blackmail and pressure while she was in office, claims Justice Minister Veronica Mihailov-Moraru. The reaction comes after Dragalin's accusations that former justice officials collected compromising information about magistrates to coerce them to act in a certain way.

Gagauzia's autonomy at risk after court ruling on prosecutor appointment

The Constitutional Court's decision to declare the involvement of the People's Assembly of Gagauzia (APG) in appointing the Chief Prosecutor of the autonomy unconstitutional has generated divergent reactions.

Court rules Gagauzia prosecutor law unconstitutional

The Constitutional Court of Moldova has ruled unconstitutional a provision that allowed Gagauzia’s People’s Assembly to nominate a candidate for the position of regional chief prosecutor.

Maia Sandu says justice reform is mostly complete but criticizes slow progress at the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office

President Maia Sandu claims that most of the justice reform has already been completed. In an interview conducted in Russian with journalist Ivan Sviatchenko, she stated that the majority of judges have undergone evaluations of their ethical and financial integrity. Now, the results of their work should be evident.

Moldovan Constitutional Court’s new inadmissibility ruling explained

Recent changes to the law governing Moldova’s Constitutional Court now enable the Court to reject certain referrals without examining them on their merits.

Evghenia Guțul, released from prison, now under house arrest

The Bashkan of Gagauzia, Evghenia Guțul, will be placed under house arrest for 20 days. The decision was ruled a short time ago by magistrates from the Chișinău Court based in Ciocana.

Constitutional Court temporarily suspended some provisions of the amnesty law

The Constitutional Court has suspended certain provisions of the Law on Amnesty to mark the 30th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Moldova. This decision was made on Tuesday, April 8, during the review of a referral submitted by Prosecutor General Ion Munteanu.

Amnesty law reaches Constitutional Court. General Prosecutor seeks annulment of life sentence release amendments

Prosecutor General of Moldova Ion Munteanu has notified the Constitutional Court to examine the constitutionality of Law No. 243/2021 on Amnesty, in the context of the 30th anniversary of independence. According to the Prosecutor General’s Office (PG), the referral addresses, in particular, the removal of the condition concerning the absence of a risk of recidivism for those sentenced to life imprisonment, aiming to commute the sentence to 30 years in prison.