Anti-corruption prosecutors have launched 122 criminal cases involving high-level corruption since the beginning of 2026. The figures were presented by Marcel Dumbravan at the EU Enlargement Conference.
The head of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office also said that the value of fines and assets ordered for confiscation at the request of anti-corruption prosecutors has increased approximately fivefold compared with 2024. Compared with 2020, the amount is around 90 times higher.
Dumbravan explained that 78% of the cases currently initiated by the institution are based on information obtained through its own investigations, including information published in the media.
During the first ten months of 2026, prosecutors opened 122 criminal cases involving high-level corruption. In the four months since direct procedural cooperation with the National Anticorruption Center (NAC) was restored, a further 189 criminal cases have been initiated. Of these, 80 cases involving 94 individuals have already been sent to court.
Dumbravan also blamed the vetting process for delays in the examination of certain cases. According to him, some proceedings have been assigned to three or four different judicial panels due to judges resigning.