Complicity in accepting illegal financing of the party by the organized criminal group led by Ilan Shor
Art. 181² CC – Acceptance of funding from an organized criminal group or a criminal organization (association). Locality: Ocnița
Factual summary
Andrei Simacovici, acting as the president of the territorial organization Ocnița of the Political Party “Șor”, allegedly contributed to the organization of protests held in the municipality of Chișinău by mobilizing participants, identifying transporters, coordinating logistics, and transmitting lists and photographs of the protesters to the party leadership via electronic communication applications.
Additionally, he allegedly received and managed monetary funds totaling 1,663,574.44, originating from the organized criminal group led by Ilan Șor, used for paying transportation costs, compensating protest participants with approximately 400 lei per person, and financing the activities of the territorial organization.
Other property measures: Asset seizure has been maintained, but no assets have been identified.
Court Decision
First instance: conviction
Appeal: The appeals filed by the defenders were dismissed as unfounded
Sanctions and measures
Imprisonment with execution. Imprisonment: 48 months
Financial indicators
CRJM expert observation
The case was tried in general procedure
To reach the conclusion of conviction, the court examined and presented the results of searches, seizures, document investigations, special investigative measures, and also heard 19 witnesses. The court provided a comprehensive justification from the perspective of the elements of the offense, correlating the examined evidence with the signs of the composition, offering a clear and coherent argumentation of the solution.
The appellate court rejected the defenders' appeal as unfounded. The defense requested acquittal and argued on appeal that the prosecution failed to prove certain elements such as what rights the defendant had infringed, the origin of the money as being from the organized criminal group ȘOR, the trial court had assessed the statements of some witnesses biased and erroneously, etc. Furthermore, the defense argued that the court was composed in violation of the law.
In order to pronounce the decision to reject the appeal, the appellate court found that the defendant's guilt was proven by the cumulative evidence presented, and the trial court correctly individualized the punishment.
Case timeline
July 24, 2022 — 319 individuals were transported from the Ocnița district, with 137,700 lei paid for transportation and 4,620 lei for food.
August 23, 2022 — 221 individuals were transported, with a total payment of 118,500 lei.
September 2, 2022 — 248 individuals were transported, with a total payment of 124,000 lei for participant remuneration and transportation.
September 9, 2022 — 273 individuals were transported, with a total payment of 215,898.28 lei.
September 18, 2022 — 438 individuals were transported, with a total payment of 342,408.08 lei.
September 25, 2022 — 250 individuals were transported, with a total payment of 199,161 lei.
October 2, 2022 — 201 individuals were transported, with a total payment of 161,419.68 lei.
October 9, 2022 — 210 individuals were transported, with a total payment of 160,443.68 lei.
October 16, 2022 — 258 individuals were transported, with a total payment of 199,423.72 lei.
Total — 2,418 individuals were transported, and the total amount retained as funding integrated into the activity of the territorial organization Ocnița was 1,663,574.44 lei.
October 20, 2022 — Simacovici Andrei was detained at 13:35. On the same day, searches were carried out at the couriers involved in the distribution of money, including at the home of Chirilov Ruslan, where bags with monetary means distributed by districts were seized.
October 20 – November 16, 2022 — Simacovici Andrei was in detention and under house arrest.
October 25, 2022 — the mobile phones seized from Veaceslav Bejenari were examined; lists with amounts intended for districts and the contact "Andrei Ocnița", associated with the reception of funds in the territory, were identified.
November 2, 2022 — a search was conducted at the central office of the PP "Șor", where accounting documents, electronic files, and records in which Simacovici Andrei was listed as the responsible person for the Ocnița district were seized. On the same day, the packages of money previously seized from Chirilov Ruslan were examined.
November 15, 2022 — the results of the interception and recording of telephone communications conducted by Simacovici Andrei were recorded. Information regarding the preparation of participant lists, distribution of payments, and deletion of photographs was retained from the discussions.
December 6, 2022 — the mobile phone of Chirilov Ruslan was examined, identifying contacts, conversations, and coded notes regarding the distribution of money to various districts.
April 19, 2023 — the system block seized from Bulgar Cristina was examined, identifying data regarding the mobilization, transportation, and remuneration of participants in protests, as well as communications via Telegram.
April 20, 2023 — the accounting documents seized from the central office of the PP "Șor" were examined, including financial reports for the years 2021–2022, cash registers, and documents regarding the party's donations and expenses.
April 25, 2023 — an asset seizure was applied to the goods belonging to Simacovici Andrei, in order to guarantee the confiscation of the equivalent of the means used in the commission of the crime.
May 29, 2023 — the phone and documents seized during the search on July 25, 2022, from the secretary of the territorial organization Ocnița were examined.
November 4, 2024 — government data, electronic files, and documents extracted from the computers of the PP "Șor" were examined, quantifying the number of mobilized individuals and the related expenses of the territorial organization Ocnița.
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| Case no. | 1ra-394/2026 |
| PIGD no. | 01-591/26 |
| Court | Chișinău Court, Buiucani headquarters |
| Started | 23.07.2022 |
| Verdict | 26.09.2025 |
| Case duration | 3 years, 2 months |
| Judges | Eugeniu Beșelea, Natalia Mămăligă, Ion Bulhac (Președinte), Vitalie Pîslariuc |
| Prosecutors | Tatiana Nadulișneac, Valeriu Craciun |
| Lawyer | Vadim Banaru |
Art. 181² CC – Acceptance of funding from an organized criminal group or a criminal organization (association); art. 42 para. (5), 181/2 para. (5) of the Criminal Code; confiscation (art. 106 of the Criminal Code)
