The secretary of the territorial organization of the 'Șor' party from Rîșcani was convicted to imprisonment for accepting illegal funding of the political formation.
Art. 181² CC – Acceptance of funding from an organized criminal group or a criminal organization (association). Location: Rîșcani - Chișinău
Factual summary
The case concerns the criminal liability of Egor Moscalu, secretary of the Rîșcani territorial organization of the Political Party “Șor”, for complicity in accepting illegal funding of the party from an organized criminal group. The court examined whether he contributed to the receipt, management, and use of considerable sums of money (over 1.4 million lei), used also for organizing and remunerating participants in protests in 2022, and found that the defendant had an active role in this mechanism, acting knowingly regarding the illegal origin of the funds.
Court Decision
First court: Conviction
Sanctions and measures
Imprisonment with execution. Imprisonment: 48 months (suspended sentence)
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| Case no. | 1a-77/26 |
| PIGD no. | 1-25137106-02-1a-19012026 |
| Court | Chișinău Court |
| Verdict | 23.11.2025 |
| Judges | Olga Bejenari · Judecătoria Chișinău, sediul Buiucani, Igor Chiroșca |
| Prosecutor | Tatiana Nadulișneac |
| Lawyers | Vadim Banaru, Veaceslav Lupacescu |
Art. 181² CP – Acceptance of funding from an organized criminal group or a criminal organization (association); art. 30, 42 para. 5 to art. 181² para. 5 of the Criminal Code; art. 90/1 of the Criminal Code
