A delegation from the Venice Commission will visit the Republic of Moldova on November 10–11. The delegation includes Renata Deskoska, member of the Venice Commission; Philip Dimitrov, former member of the Commission; and Filipe César Vilarinho Marques, expert and member of the General Directorate for Human Rights and Rule of Law within the Council of Europe.
The rapporteurs’ visit takes place in the context of preparing a joint opinion by the Venice Commission and the Council of Europe’s Directorate for Human Rights and Rule of Law regarding the legislative initiative to create an Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime Prosecutor’s Office.
At the Parliament, the rapporteurs will meet with members of the Legal Committee for Appointments and Immunities, as well as representatives of all parliamentary factions — both majority and opposition.
The agenda also includes meetings with representatives of the judiciary — the Superior Council of Magistracy and the Supreme Court of Justice — and with representatives of the Prosecutor’s Office, including the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases, and the Superior Council of Prosecutors.
The rapporteurs will also hold discussions with representatives of the Ministry of Justice, the Criminal Investigations Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and members of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu. Meetings are also planned with civil society organizations, professional associations, and international partners.
The draft law establishing the Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime Prosecutor’s Office passed its first reading in the Parliament of the XIth legislature. The initiative aims to strengthen the fight against corruption and organized crime by consolidating existing competencies into a unified and efficient specialized structure.
The proposed new office would combine the responsibilities currently exercised by the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS) and the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (PA).