The Prosecutor Vetting Commission has published the evaluation reports concerning two prosecutors: Vitalie Codreanu of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office and Gheorghe Borș of the Prosecutor General’s Office. The reports propose that both prosecutors pass the external evaluation under Law No. 252/2023. They set out the relevant facts, the analysis carried out, and the reasons underlying the conclusions of Evaluation Panels A and F. The full reports are available here: Vitalie Codreanu and Gheorghe Borș.

On 15 January 2026, the Superior Council of Prosecutors (SCP) accepted the Commission’s reports and confirmed that both prosecutors passed the external evaluation. The publication of the reports is carried out in accordance with Law No. 252/2023, within the statutory time limit of no more than three days from the expiry of the deadline for challenging the SCP decision.

Although both prosecutors were assessed in 2023 by the Pre-Vetting Commission and did not pass the evaluation under Law No. 26/2022, the Prosecutor Vetting Commission conducted its assessment under a distinct legal framework. Law No. 252/2023 establishes different evaluation criteria, different reference periods, and expressly defined financial thresholds.

Criteria applicable under Law No. 252/2023

A prosecutor fails the ethical integrity evaluation if:

  • They have committed serious violations of ethical rules or professional conduct within the last five years.
  • They have engaged in arbitrary conduct or issued arbitrary acts within the last ten years, in breach of mandatory legal norms, where the European Court of Human Rights had previously established, prior to the adoption of the act, that a similar decision was contrary to the European Convention on Human Rights.
  • They have admitted incompatibilities or conflicts of interest within the last ten years.

A prosecutor fails the financial integrity evaluation if:

  • Within the last twelve years, they recorded an unjustified discrepancy between assets, expenditures, and income which, cumulatively, exceeds MDL 234,000.
  • Within the last ten years, they committed tax irregularities, and the total amount of unpaid taxes exceeds MDL 58,500.

Criteria applicable under Law No. 26/2022 (Pre-Vetting)

A candidate meets the ethical integrity criterion if:

  • They have not seriously breached ethical rules or professional conduct and have not committed actions or omissions that are reprehensible or inexplicable from the perspective of a legal professional and an impartial observer.
  • There are no reasonable suspicions of corruption or corruption-related acts, within the meaning of Law No. 82/2017 on integrity.
  • They have not breached the legal regime governing the declaration of assets and personal interests, conflicts of interest, incompatibilities, restrictions, and limitations.

A candidate meets the financial integrity criterion if:

  • Assets were declared in accordance with the law.
  • Assets acquired within the last fifteen years correspond to the declared income.

Law No. 252/2023 therefore introduced precise criteria, fixed monetary thresholds, and shorter reference periods. Consequently, the different outcomes of the two evaluation procedures reflect the application of distinct legal standards established by different legislative acts.

Under Law No. 252/2023, the Commission has adopted 26 evaluation reports and decisions. Two reports are currently under review by the Superior Council of Prosecutors. In accordance with the applicable legal framework, evaluation reports are published on the Commission’s official website after the completion of all statutory procedures, with due regard to the protection of private life. To date, the Commission has published 16 evaluation reports and 3 decisions.