Minister of Justice: Abolition of Prosecutor’s Offices Is Not Considered at This Stage

Within a week, the Ministry of Justice will provide details of the new architecture of anti-corruption structures proposed at a meeting of the Supreme Security Council. Justice Minister Veronica Mihailov-Moraru said that it is necessary to strengthen the policy of fighting corruption and organized crime. At the same time, she specified that at this stage, the abolition of the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office and the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases is not under discussion, noi.md reported. We are talking about specialized prosecutor’s offices, as they have competence to fight corruption and, accordingly, handle cases of organized crime, cases related to state security. It is necessary to hold discussions with the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Superior Council of Prosecutors to find the most effective ways to intervene,” the minister said. Justice experts argue that institutions responsible for fighting grand corruption should optimize their activities. However, the elimination of some of them will not have a quick effect, especially in the context of the upcoming parliamentary elections, when the phenomenon of political corruption may gain momentum.