Chișinău, May 8, 2025 – The Prosecutor Vetting Commission has officially launched the external evaluation process for prosecutors serving within the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS), as well as for those holding leadership positions within the General Prosecutor’s Office. In total, 88 prosecutors—included on the list by the Superior Council of Prosecutors (SCP)—have been formally notified today by the Commission that the evaluation process has commenced.
In accordance with the established procedure, notified prosecutors are required to complete and submit the following documents to the Commission within 20 days of receiving the official notification: a Declaration of Assets and Personal Interests covering the previous five years, a List of Close Persons employed within the judiciary, prosecution service, or public administration; and an Ethics Questionnaire. By submitting these documents, the subjects of evaluation confirm, under their own responsibility, the accuracy and veracity of the information provided and consent to the processing of their personal data.
Failure to submit the required documentation within the specified timeframe, or refusal to do so without a justified reason, will result in a failure to pass the evaluation. Consequently, the individual will be dismissed from office and subject to a ban on holding prosecutorial or public office for a period of five to seven years.
Upon receipt of the completed documents, the Commission will begin collecting information from various public, private and open sources. This includes accessing relevant information systems and sending inquiries to competent institutions. Based on the analysis of the data collected, any concerns or doubts will be communicated to the subjects under evaluation, followed by public hearings. At the conclusion of the process, the Commission will prepare an evaluation report for each individual prosecutor. This report will include a recommendation for either passing or failing the evaluation. The report is then submitted to the SCP, which makes the final decision.
The evaluation is carried out in accordance with the provisions of Law 252/2023 on the external evaluation of judges and prosecutors. Its primary goal is to assess whether those subjects of evaluation meet ethical and financial integrity standards. According to Law 252/2023, case files are randomly assigned to the Commission’s two panels, each composed of three members, both national and international.