As members of civil society organisations in the Moldovan National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum, we welcome the recent motion of no confidence in the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) put forward by 158 members of the Assembly. We urge all its members to overwhelmingly support this motion at the forthcoming meeting of the Assembly on 9 October 2017.
Moldovan CSO’s address to development partners on the state of some reforms funded by foreign taxpayers
We urge you to act in order to temporarily stop the financing of reforms, which produce no visible and sustainable results until commitment to reform is visible, and support those areas where such commitment exists. Financial support in any sector must come against very clear conditionalities and performance indicators. Enact the Article 18 of the EU-Moldova Association Agreement to investigate financial crimes that affected Moldova and the EU financial systems three years ago, and issue personal sanctions against the ones responsible. Maintain the condemnation of the decision to change the electoral system as deeply antidemocratic and damaging to pluralism of opinion and of parties. Call upon the present authorities to put Moldova back on its democratic path, and hold the present authorities accountable for their previous commitments.
DECLARAȚIE privind necesitatea eliberării imediate a lui Alexei Alexeev
În data de 18 septembrie 2017, Alexei Alexeev, șoferul microbuzului care transporta boxele de amplificare a sunetului a fost reținut de către angajații poliției și i-a fost înaintată bănuiala de comitere a unei infracțiuni de aplicare a violenței periculoase în privința unor angajați ai poliției. Potrivit actului respectiv Alexeev este învinuit de faptul că fiind la volanul microbuzului a ”intrat” în cordonul de poliție, cauzând vătămări unor angajați ai poliției.
Solicităm Consiliului de Integritate să justifice admisibilitatea candidaţilor
La 4 septembrie 2017, Consiliului de Integritate (CI) se va întruni în şedinţă publică la care se vor examina dosarele candidaţilor la funcţia de preşedinte şi vicepreşedinte ale Autorităţii Naţionale de Integritate (ANI). Semnatarii solicită CI justificarea admisibilităţii candidaţilor la concurs în special prin prisma integrităţii candidaţilor precum şi asigurarea unui proces transparent de selecţie a candidaţilor la funcţia de preşedinte şi vicepreşedinte ai ANI.
Petition to the International Association of Prosecutors – Support Request from NGOs in Europe
Increasingly, in many regions of the world, in clear breach of professional integrity and fair trial standards, public prosecutors use their powers to suppress critical voices. For the second year in a row, civil society appeals to the IAP to honour its human rights responsibilities by introducing a tangible human rights policy. Petition signed by 129 global organizations.
Cerem autorităţilor să investigheze și să pedepsească prompt toţi responsabilii
Mai multe ONG-uri au făcut un apel către autorităţi prin care cer să se investigheze şi să se pedepsească responsabilii, cu referire la decesul lui Andrei Brăguţă.
Position paper: the new amendments to the Citizenship Law – a risk of legalizing fraudulent financial means
In December 2016, a group of members of the parliament headed by Andrian Candu, the Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, had a legislative initiative concerning the liberalization of the capital and fiscal stimulation, known as the “illegally obtained capitals amnesty”. The representatives of the civil society have condemned this new law draft initiative, believing that it would lead to the legalization of the illegally obtained money and would compromise the anti-corruption fight in the Republic of Moldova.[1]
A join effort made by civil society organizations, experts and development partners, this draft law was blocked and in February 2017 – it was removed from the parliamentary agenda, even though it was voted in the first reading. At the same time, the anti-corruption expertise conducted by the National Anti-corruption Center has concluded “…. the capital liberalization concept becomes thus equal to the legalization of illegal capital, being closer to the illegal money laundering concept”. Thus, this intention to legalize certain dubious funds has failed.
Notă de poziţie: Noile modificări la Legea cetăţeniei – un risc de legalizare a mijloacelor financiare de origine frauduloasă
În decembrie 2016, un grup de deputaţi în frunte cu Andrian Candu, preşedinte al Parlamentului Republicii Moldova, a venit cu o iniţiativă legislativă privind liberalizarea capitalului şi stimularea fiscală, cunoscută sub denumirea “amnistia capitalurilor obţinute ilegal”. Reprezentanţii societăţii civile au condamnat iniţiativa de adoptare a acestei legi, considerând că aceasta ar legaliza banii obţinuţi fraudulos şi ar compromite lupta anticorupţie în Republica Moldova.[1]
Printr-un efort comun al societăţii civile, mediului de experţi şi partenerilor de dezvoltare acest proiect a fost blocat, iar în februarie 2017 – retras din agenda parlamentară, chiar dacă a fost votat în prima lectură. Totodată, expertiza anticorupţie efectuată de către Centrul Naţional Anticorupţie a constatat ”… conceptul liberalizării capitalului devine echivalent cu cel al legalizării capitalului din afara circuitului legal, apropiindu-se de un concept al spălării banilor de provenienţă infracţională”. Astfel, această intenţie de legalizare a unor fonduri de provenienţă dubioasă a eşuat.
Declaration: Decision of Superior Council of Magistracy — an act of selective justice
The undersigned civil society organizations express their concern about the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM) decision of 4 July 2017 on declaring the judge of Chisinau Court of Appeals, Domnica MANOLE, as being incompatible with the position. The signatories ask the President of the Republic of Moldova not to promulgate the decree ordering the dismissal of judge MANOLE, and the SCM to respect the law and truly become a guarantor of judicial independence.
Position statement: Possible disposal by the NBM of state securities to a dubious investor represents a risk of legalizing means of fraudulent origin
In December 2016, a group of MPs headed by Andrian Candu, Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, came up with a legislative initiative on capital liberalization and tax stimulation, known as the “amnesty of illegally obtained capital”. Civil society representatives condemned the initiative to adopt this law, considering that it would legalize the money obtained fraudulently and would compromise the anti-corruption fight in the Republic of Moldova.
Through a joint effort of civil society, the environment of experts and development partners, this project was blocked, and in February 2017 – withdrawn from the parliamentary agenda, even if it was voted in first reading. At the same time, the anti-corruption expertise carried out by the National Anticorruption Center found “… the concept of capital liberalization becomes equivalent to the legalization of capital outside the legal circuit, approaching a concept of money laundering.” Thus, this intention of legalizing suspicious funds has failed.